NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Leighton, Robert, 1611-1684 NRA: Leighton Robert (1611-1684) Archbishop of Glasgow DNB: Leighton, Robert (bap. 1612, d. 1684), archbishop of Glasgow LBT ID: RoLeigh1684 VIAF ID: 64283738 LOC ID: n84218672 | B/BAP: 1612-10-01 DIED: 1684-06-26 |
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Born in Newcastle, he was principle of Edinburgh University (1653) and as archbishop of
Glasgow (1669) strove for reconciliation among the doctrinal factions in Scotland. | |