Burnet, Gilbert
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| Dates | 1674-1715 | ||
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| Location | London; Salisbury | ||
| Vocation | Bishop | ||
| Place of Birth | Edinburgh | ||
| Marriage | Margaret Kennedy; Elizabeth Berkeley | ||
| Issue | 5 sons; 2 daughters | ||
| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Took MA at the University of Edinburgh at age 14. Began his career in Scotland, first as minister of Saltoun, East Lothian (1665-1669) and then as Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow (1669-1674). In London (1674-1685), but fled to Dutch Republic to escape charges of treason for anti-Catholic agitation. Returned to England with William and Mary (1688), and became Bishop of Salisbury, 1689. Wrote 'History of the Restoration' and 'History of His Own Time'.
