Alexander Inglis (died 1496) was a Scottish cleric and royal clerk. He was the son of one George Inglis and his wife Margeret.Dowden, ''Bishops of Scotland'', p. 78. At some point in his life he had attended

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and obtained a Licentiate in

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. In 1477 he became Dean of the diocese of Dunkeld, and in 1480 became

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. On 17 September 1483, after the death of Bishop James Livingston, he was elected to succeed the latter as

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.Watt, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', p. 98; Dowden, ''Bishops of Scotland'', p. 78. Inglis ran into difficulty on 22 October, when the Chancellor of the diocese of Aberdeen, George Brown, was also provided as Bishop of Dunkeld. Inglis was styled Bishop-elect in Scotland until 1485, but on 13 June 1484, Brown had been consecrated at the

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. Inglis continued to hold his previous posts as

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and Dean until his death in 1496.Watt, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', pp. 98, 105, 307-8.

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* Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) * Watt, D.E.R., ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638'', 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969) {{DEFAULTSORT:Inglis, Alexander 1496 deaths Bishops of Dunkeld (non consecrated, titular or doubtful) Year of birth missing Clerks 15th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops Comptrollers of Scotland