George Heath (priest)

George Heath D.D. (baptised 3 December 1745 – February 1822) was a Canon of Windsor from 1800 to 1822[1] and Head Master of Eton College from 1792 to 1802.[2]

Career

He was born the younger son of the scholar Benjamin Heath (1704–1766) and was educated at King's College, Cambridge.[3][2] His elder brother Benjamin was Headmaster of Harrow School.

He was appointed:

Head Master of Eton College, 1792–1802
Rector of Monks Risborough
Vicar of Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Vicar of Piddletown
Vicar of East Beachworth, 1805–1814
Fellow of the Royal Society, 1795–1822 [4]

He was appointed to the fourth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1800, and held the stall until 1822.

Notes

Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
"Heath, George (HT764G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1891). "Heath, Benjamin" . Dictionary of National Biography. 25. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
"Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

Academic offices
Preceded by Jonathan Davies	Head Master of Eton College 1792–1802	Succeeded by Joseph Goodall

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[1] Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

[acad-2] "Heath, George (HT764G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1891). "Heath, Benjamin" . Dictionary of National Biography. 25. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[4] "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 23 May 2016.