Jonathan Davies (English priest)
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Jonathan Davies FRS (c. 1736 – 1809) was an English schoolmaster and Anglican priest, a Canon of Windsor from 1782 to 1791.[1]
Career
[edit]He was educated at King's College, Cambridge, receiving an MA in 1736.
He was appointed:
- Headmaster of Eton College, Berkshire 1773–1792
- Rector of Scaldwell, Northamptonshire, 1774
- Provost of Eton College, 1791–1809
He was appointed to the eighth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1782 and held the canonry until 1791. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.[2]
He died in 1809 and was buried at Eton College chapel.
References
[edit]- ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- ^ "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 January 2017.