Joseph Turner (priest)

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Joseph Turner (1746 or 1747 – 3 August 1828) was a British academic and clergyman.

He entered

M.A.
in 1770.

He was Master of Pembroke College from 1784 to 1828, and Dean of Norwich from 1790 to 1828.

He was a

Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University
in 1785–6 and 1805–6.

His only son was William Hamilton Turner, who became vicar of

Banwell, Somerset.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Turner, William Hamilton (TNR819WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

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Academic offices
Preceded by
Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge

1784–1828
Succeeded by