Dunbar, Gavin (2)
Dunbar, Gavin (1)
a Scotch prelate, was dean of Moray in 1488, and continued there till March 18, 1503, when he was made archdeacon, and lord-register of St. Andrews, which offices he filled fifteen years, and then became bishop of Aberdeen, in 1518. He died March 9, 1532. It is said that this bishop was the first to advise Hector Boece to write his history of Scotland. He built a bridge over the river Dee, consisting of seven arches, and endowed a hospital for twelve poor men, with a preceptor, in 1531. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 119.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Dunbar, Gavin (2)
a Scotch prelate, was early preferred to the priory of Whitehern, in Galloway, and at the same time became instructor to the young king James V. He was made bishop of Glasgow December 22, 1524; in 1526 one of the privy council, and Aug. 21, 1528, lord chancellor, continuing in this last office until 1543. Having then some leisure time, he built the stately gate-house at his episcopal palace in Glasgow. He died April 30, 1547. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 256.