Henry Bland

Henry Bland was an 18th-century cleric.^[1]

He was born in 1706 in Yorkshire and educated at Eton and King's. He was Rector of Great Bircham, Norfolk from 1706 to 1744^[2] and of Harpley, Norfolk, 1715 to 1744; an Honorary Chaplain to the King and Chaplain to the Royal Chelsea Hospital from 1716;^[3]Headmaster of Doncaster School^[4] from 1699 to 1710 and then of Eton from 1719;^[5] and Canon of Windsor from 1723 to 1733.^[6]

In later life he was Dean of Durham from 1728 to 1746;^[7] and Provost of Eton College^[8] from 1732–1746.^[9]

He died on May 24, 1746.^[10]

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v t e Provosts of Eton College Henry Sever William Waynflete John Clerk William Westbury Thomas Barker Henry Bost Roger Lupton Roger Aldrich Sir Thomas Smith Henry Cole William Bill Richard Bruerne William Day Sir Henry Savile Thomas Murray Henry Wotton Richard Steward Francis Rous Nicholas Lockyer Nicholas Monck John Meredith Richard Allestree Zachary Cradock Henry Godolphin Henry Bland Stephen Sleech Edward Barnard William Hayward Roberts Jonathan Davies Joseph Goodall John Lonsdale Francis Hodgson Edward Craven Hawtrey Charles Old Goodford James John Hornby Edmond Warre Montague Rhodes James Lord Hugh Cecil Henry Marten Claude Aurelius Elliott Harold Caccia, Baron Caccia Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield Antony Acland Eric Anderson William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill