| Intro | English schoolmaster and Anglican priest |
| Is |
Priest Anglican priest Schoolmaster |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type |
Academia Religion |
| Gender | male |
| Death |
1 January 1809 |
Jonathan Davies (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.