Born in the east of Scotland he studied at St Andrews University.
He became a "regent" (lecturer) in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow in 1572 and continued this role until 1582.
[1] On 2 September 1600, King James VI of Scotland provided him as Bishop of Aberdeen,[2] attaching to the appointment a seat in the Parliament of Scotland – an innovation which was denounced by Charles Ferme.
[3] Another part of the controversy was that no new bishop had been appointed since 1585, and Blackburn's provision, along with those of David Lindsay to the bishopric of Ross and George Gledstanes' provision to the bishopric of Caithness, broke this lull.
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