MUIRHEAD, Andrew of Durisdeer, Bishop of Glasgow, University Chancellor (1455-1473), Right Reverend Mr ^{1 2}

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  General Notes:

"Andrew de Durisdeer, sometimes referred to as Andrew Muirhead (d 1473) was Archbishop (?) of Glasgow and Chancellor of the University from 1455 until his death.
A graduate of the Universities of St Andrews and Paris, Durisdeer became a sub-dean in Glasgow and then Dean of the Diocese of Aberdeen. In 1455 he was succeeded William Turnbull as Bishop of Glasgow and as Chancellor of the University. He became an important government adviser, serving on the Council of Regency during King James III's minority and as an ambassador.
Durisdeer was responsible for building St Nicholas' Chapel and a Hospital near the Cathedral. In 1471 he built a manse for the hospital, which became known as Provand's Lordship and is the oldest surviving building in Glasgow. He founded the College of Vicars of the Choir of Glasgow in 1467."

from The University of Glasgow Story

Note: Andrew Muirhead was Bishop, not Archbishop. The Bishopric of Glasgow became an Archbishopric during the tenure of Robert Blackadder later in the 15th century. ^{1 3}

  Research Notes:

'OF DURISDEER'?

"Ultimately, the mystery is resolved by research performed by Walter Grosset, and published in his book, An Account Of The Family Muirhead Of Lachop, dated 1742 (and subsequently included in Alexander Nisbet's A System Of Heraldry). Mr. Grosset had discovered that Andrew would have been a great-grandson of James Stewart, of Durisdeer. James Stewart's daughter, Mary Stewart, married Henry Wardlaw. Their daughter, Christian, married Thomas de Haya. Thomas and Christian, in turn, gave birth to 'Dame' Jean, who married William Muirhead, and who were Andrew's parents. So Andrew Muirhead would indeed have been correct in using the appelation of 'of Durisdeer'. "

from Mother Bedford website ²

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Student, 1437-1438, University of Paris, France. ²

2. Held office: Rector, 1447 or earlier, Cadzow parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ²

3. Held office: Vicar, 1448, Kilpatrick parish, Scotland. ²

4. Represented: Bishop Turnbull of Glasgow, 1450-1451, Rome, Italy. ²

5. Held office: Dean, 26 March 1450, St Machar Cathedral, Aberdeen, Scotland. ²

6. Held office: Sub-Dean, 22 November 1450-1455, Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland. ²

7. Appointed: to collect and transport church offerings, 24 November 1450-1453, from Scotland to Rome. ²

8. Granted: passport by Pope Nicholas V as Papal Nuncio, 6 April 1451, Kingdom of Scotland. ²

9. Consecration: Bishop, 1456, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ²

10. Named: a Lord of Regency to King James III, 1460, Scotland. ²

11. Named: a negotiator in peace treaty with England, 1462, Scotland. ²

12. Established: College of Vicars, 16 May 1467, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ²

13. Sent: as ambassador, 1468, Copenhagen, Denmark. ²

14. Named: member of commision for royal marriage with England, 1471-1473, Scotland. ²

15. Responsible for: construction of almshouse, 1471, Hospital of St Nicholas, Glasgow, Scotland. ²