Richard Turner (1724? – 12 April 1791) was an English divine and author.

Biography

Turner was born in 1723 or 1724, was the son of Thomas Turner of Great Webly,

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. He matriculated from

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, on 14 July 1748. He became chaplain to the Countess

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, and on 11 June 1754 was instituted vicar of

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. On 19 June of the same year he was appointed rector of

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. In 1785 he received the honorary degree of LL.D. from

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. He died on 12 April 1791 and was buried at Norton-juxta-Kempsey in Worcestershire. He married Sarah, only sister of James Greene, a barrister, of

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. She died in 1801. By her he had three sons—

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and

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, who are separately noticed, and Edward, a general in the

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—and two daughters.

Works

Turner was author of: * "The Young Gauger's best Instructor," London, 1762, 8vo. * "A View of the Earth: a short but comprehensive System of Modern Geography," London, 1762, 8vo. * "Plain icTrigonometry rendered easy and familiar by Calculations in Arithmetic only," London, 1765, fol.; new ed. 1778. * "View of the Heavens, being a System of Modern Astronomy," London, 1783, fol. * "The Young Geometrician's Companion,’ London, 1787, 12mo. 6. ‘An Account of a System of Education," London, 1791, 8vo. Turner's portrait, painted by Albert, was engraved by Stainier in 1787.

References

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