John Laing (bishop)

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John Laing
Bishop of Glasgow
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseGlasgow
Appointed28 January 1474
Term ended11 January 1483
PredecessorAndrew de Durisdeer
SuccessorRobert Blackadder
Personal details
Died11 January 1483

John Laing was a 15th-century

Chancellor of Scotland in 1482. He died on 11 January 1483.[2]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Millar, Alexander Hastie (1892). "Laing, John (d.1483)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 31. p. 403.
  2. ^ "Bishop John Laing (Layne) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

Bibliography

  • Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
Religious titles
Preceded by
Andrew de Durisdere
Bishop of Glasgow

1474–1483
Succeeded by
George Carmichael
Political offices
Preceded by Lord Chancellor of Scotland
1482–83
Succeeded by