George Heath (priest)

George Heath D.D. (baptised 3 December 1745 – 23 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.