kids encyclopedia robot

Jonathan Davies (English priest) facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Jonathan Davies FRS (c. 1736 – 1809) was an English schoolmaster and Anglican priest, a Canon of Windsor from 1782 to 1791.

Career

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.

He died in 1809 and was buried at Eton College chapel.

kids search engine
Jonathan Davies (English priest) Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.