Sydney Turner (2 April 1814 – 26 June 1879) was an Anglican clergyman, Dean of Ripon [1] from December 1875 [2] until March 1876. [3] He was born in 1814, [4] the youngest son of the historian Sharon Turner, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. [5] He was ordained in 1837 and became a curate at Christ Church, Southwark. He was for many years an Inspector of Industrial and Reformatory Schools. [6] He was Chaplain to the Philanthropic Society for the reformation of juvenile offenders from 1842 to 1857. An Inspector of prisons from 1858 to 1867, [5] in 1858 he delivered a sermon to open the meeting of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science. [7] He was Rector of Hempsted from 1867 to 1875, and again (after his brief spell as Dean of Ripon) from 1876 until his death [5]
He died on 26 June 1879. [4]
Sydney Turner (2 April 1814 – 26 June 1879) was an Anglican clergyman, Dean of Ripon [1] from December 1875 [2] until March 1876. [3] He was born in 1814, [4] the youngest son of the historian Sharon Turner, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. [5] He was ordained in 1837 and became a curate at Christ Church, Southwark. He was for many years an Inspector of Industrial and Reformatory Schools. [6] He was Chaplain to the Philanthropic Society for the reformation of juvenile offenders from 1842 to 1857. An Inspector of prisons from 1858 to 1867, [5] in 1858 he delivered a sermon to open the meeting of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science. [7] He was Rector of Hempsted from 1867 to 1875, and again (after his brief spell as Dean of Ripon) from 1876 until his death [5]
He died on 26 June 1879. [4]