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Thomas TURNER 1645-1714

Biographical Note

Born in Bristol, son of Thomas Turner, Dean of Canterbury. BA Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1666, MA 1669, fellow 1672, BD 1677, DD 1683. Vicar of Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent 1672-95, rector of Thorley, Hertfordshire 1680-89, rector of Fulham 1688; archdeacon of Essex 1680, canon of Ely 1686. Chaplain to James II 1685. President of Corpus Christi 1688. His political and religious sympathies leaned to the Jacobites and nonjurors but he conformed to establishment requirements. During his time as President he undertook extensive work to improve the college buildings, including the hall, chapel and President's lodgings, much of it at his own expense.

Books

Turner also sponsored work on the College library during his lifetime, and he bequeathed all his books to the college ("all I mean that are fit to be there for I may perhaps have some trifling things that may not be fit for so solemn a place which I leave to the judgment of the college"). This constituted a substantial bequest, noted to be particularly strong in contemporary theology and polemics. His collection is also notable for a large proportion of Oxford bindings, many in plain calf, some in combination of parchment and paper. Examples: many in Corpus Christi, Oxford.

Sources

Butler, Christine. "Turner, Thomas (1645–1714), college head." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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 ====Biographical Note====
-Born in [[place of birth::Bristol]], son of [[family::Thomas Turner]], [[occupation::Dean]] of [[location::Canterbury]].  BA [[Education::Corpus Christi College, Oxford]] 1666, MA 1669, [[occupation::fellow]] 1672, BD 1677, DD 1683.  [[occupation::Vicar]] of [[location::Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent]] 1672-95, [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Thorley, Hertfordshire]] 1680-89, [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Fulham, Middlesex|of Fulham]] 1688; [[occupation::archdeacon]] of [[location::Essex]] 1680, [[occupation::canon]] of [[organisations::Ely Cathedral|Ely]] 1686.  [[occupation::Chaplain]] to [[associates::James II]] 1685.  [[occupation::President]] of [[education::Corpus Christi College, Oxford|Corpus Christi]] 1688.  His political and religious sympathies leaned to the Jacobites and nonjurors but he conformed to establishment requirements.  During his time as [[occupation::President]] he undertook extensive work to improve the college buildings, including the hall, chapel and President's lodgings, much of it at his own expense.
+Born in [[place of birth::Bristol]], son of [[family::Thomas Turner]], [[occupation::dean|Dean]] of [[location::Canterbury]].  BA [[education::Corpus Christi College, Oxford]] 1666, MA 1669, [[occupation::fellow]] 1672, BD 1677, DD 1683.  [[occupation::vicar|Vicar]] of [[location::Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent]] 1672-95, [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Thorley, Hertfordshire]] 1680-89, [[occupation::rector]] of [[location::Fulham]] 1688; [[occupation::archdeacon]] of [[location::Essex]] 1680, [[occupation::canon]] of [[organisations::Ely Cathedral|Ely]] 1686.  [[occupation::chaplain|Chaplain]] to [[associates::James II]] 1685.  [[occupation::President]] of [[organisations::Corpus Christi College, Oxford|Corpus Christi]] 1688.  His political and religious sympathies leaned to the Jacobites and nonjurors but he conformed to establishment requirements.  During his time as [[occupation::President]] he undertook extensive work to improve the college buildings, including the hall, chapel and President's lodgings, much of it at his own expense.
 ====Books====
-Turner also sponsored work on the College library during his lifetime, and he bequeathed all his [[bequest::books]] to the [[beneficiary::Corpus Christi College|college]] ("all I mean that are fit to be there for I may perhaps have some trifling things that may not be fit for so solemn a place which I leave to the judgment of the college").  This constituted a substantial bequest, noted to be particularly strong in contemporary [[subject::theology]] and [[subject::polemics]].  Examples: in Corpus Christi, Oxford.
+Turner also sponsored work on the College library during his lifetime, and he [[bequest::bequeathed]] all his books to the [[beneficiary::Corpus Christi College, Oxford|college]] ("all I mean that are fit to be there for I may perhaps have some trifling things that may not be fit for so solemn a place which I leave to the judgment of the college").  This constituted a substantial bequest, noted to be particularly strong in contemporary [[subject::theology]] and [[subject::polemics]]. His collection is also notable for a large proportion of Oxford bindings, many in plain calf, some in combination of parchment and paper. Examples: many in Corpus Christi, Oxford.
 ====Sources====
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 [[Category:Libraries Bequeathed to Institutions]]
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