- Peter Blackburn
Peter Blackburn was a Scottish
scholar andprelate . Born inGlasgow , he became a lecturer inPhilosophy at theUniversity of Glasgow . [Keith, "An Historical Catalogue", p. 131.]On
September 2 ,1600 , KingJames VI of Scotland provided him asBishop of Aberdeen ,Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", p. 4.] attaching to the appointment a seat in theParliament of Scotland - an innovation which was denounced byCharles Ferme . [Gordon, "Ferme [Fairholm] , Charles (1565/6–1617)".] Another part of the controversy was that no new bishop had been appointed since 1585, and Blackburn's provision, along with those of David Lindsay to the bishopric of Ross andGeorge Gledstanes ' provision to the bishopric of Caithness, broke this lull. [MacDonald, "Gledstanes , George (c.1562–1615)".]He died on
June 14 ,1616 , atAberdeen .Notes
References
* Gordon, Alexander, "Ferme [Fairholm] , Charles (1565/6–1617)", rev. Alan R. MacDonald, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9342 , accessed 22 Feb 2007]
* Keith, Robert, "An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688", (London, 1924)
* MacDonald, Alan R., "Gledstanes , George (c.1562–1615)", in the "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10784 , accessed 22 Feb 2007]
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