George Crichton

George Crichton

George Crichton served as the Bishop of Dunkeld until his death on 24 January in 1543 or 1544.

He was the person to whom the Dunkeld Lectern was presented by Pope Alexander VI prior to it being looted by Sir Richard Lee during an English attack in 1544.

He is not remembered as an especially pious Bishop, and it has been said of him "He is said to have thanked God that he knew neither New nor Old Testaments". [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:Ws7G4YMeNfwJ:ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_002/2_103_118.pdf+%22George+Crichton%22+Dunkeld&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=6]

He is believed to be the brother of John Hamilton, who succeeded him as Bishop of Dunkeld, and also the uncle of Robert Crichton, who also served as the last known medieval Bishop until 1554. [It is not clear whether John Hamilton or Robert Crichton directly succeeded George Crichton; elections were often disputed and most dates provided for the Bishopric of Dunkeld overlap.]

References

* [http://www.sanhs.org/SHS%20Newsletter%202.htm Crichton family history]
* [http://www.visitdunkeld.com/dunkeld-bishopric.htm Dunkeld Bishopric]

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