John Matthias Turner, bishop of Calcutta (1786 c.-1831)
Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, he was a tutor at Eton and vicar of Abingdon and
rector of Winslow, Cheshire, before being appointed bishop of Calcutta in 1829. He
contributed to Charles Knight's Plain Englishman.
Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, he was a tutor at Eton and vicar of Abingdon and
rector of Winslow, Cheshire, before being appointed bishop of Calcutta in 1829. He
contributed to Charles Knight's Plain Englishman.