Thomas Turton

Thomas Turton (25 February 1780 – 7 January 1864) was an English academic and divine, the Bishop of Ely from 1845 to 1864.^[1]

The Right Reverend Thomas Turton
Bishop of Ely
Thomas Turton by Henry William Pickersgill
Diocese	Ely
In office	1845–1864
Predecessor	Joseph Allen
Successor	Harold Browne
Other post(s)	Dean of Peterborough (1830–1842) Dean of Westminster (1842–1845)
Personal details
Born	(1780-02-25)25 February 1780 Hatfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	7 January 1864(1864-01-07) (aged 83) Ely House, Dover Street, London, England
Buried	Kensal Green Cemetery
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Queens' College, Cambridge St Catharine's College, Cambridge

Life

Thomas Turton was son of Thomas and Ann Turton of Hatfield, West Riding. He was admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1801 but migrated to St Catharine's College in 1804. In 1805 he graduated BA as senior wrangler and equal Smith's Prizeman.^[2] Elected a fellow of St Catharine's in 1806, he was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1822 to 1826 and Regius Professor of Divinity from 1827 to 1842.^[3]

After various other clerical appointments, Turton was Dean of Peterborough from 1830 to 1842, Dean of Westminster from 1842 to 1845 and Bishop of Ely from 1845 to 1864. He wrote the tune "Ely" to the office hymn 'O God, thy loving care for man' (New English Hymnal 221).

He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.^[4]

Works

• 1834: Thoughts on the Admission of Persons without Regard to their Religious Opinions to Certain Degrees in the Universities of England, Cambridge: The Pitt Press
• The Text of the English Bible
• The Roman Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist considered