Joseph Turner (dean)
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Joseph Turner was a British academic and clergymen.
He entered Pembroke College
, Cambridge University in 1763 at age 17 and was senior wrangler in 1767. He received an 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.
He entered Pembroke College
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
, Cambridge University in 1763 at age 17 and was senior wrangler in 1767. He received an M.A. in 1770.
He was Master of Pembroke College from 1784 to 1828, and Dean of Norwich
Dean of Norwich
The Dean of Norwich is the head of the Chapter of Norwich Cathedral in Norwich, England. The current Dean is the Very Revd Graham Charles Morell Smith.*1538-1539 William Castleton, first dean*1539-1554 John Salisbury*1554-1557 John Christopherson...
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.