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Sir Leopold George Heath, (18 November 1817 – 7 May 1907) was a

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officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1867 to 1870.

Naval career

Heath joined the

in 1830,William Loney RN
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and then became acting captain of in the

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before taking personal charge of the Port of Balaclava. He later commanded , , , and then . He was appointed vice-president of the Ordnance Select Committee at

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in 1863 and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1867. The following year, he took charge of the naval aspects of the

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. He served on a committee for torpedo defence in 1870 and retired in 1877. In retirement Heath lived at Anstie Grange in Holmwood, Surrey, where he died. He became a Director of the

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, of the

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and of the Eastern and South African Telegraph Company.

Works

Family

Heath married Mary Emma Marsh, daughter of Cuthbert Marsh, of Eastbury, Hertfordshire, at St. Paul's Church, Malta, on 8 December 1853. Lady Heath died aged 76 at Anstie Grange, Holmwood, on 20 December 1902. They had seven children: * Arthur Raymond Heath (1854–1943), a Conservative politician, married Flora Jean Baxter *Marion Emma (1856–1949), married firstly Alfred Fox Cotton, secondly Major Ralph Martin Crofton * Frederick Crofton Heath, later Heath-CaldwellThis son, as Lieutenant Frederick Heath, took part in the losing Royal Engineers team in the 1878 FA Cup Final. (1858–1945), major general in the British Army, married Constance Mary Helsham Helsham-Jones * Cuthbert Eden Heath (1859–1939), an insurance underwriter, married Sarah Caroline Gore Gambier *Ada Randolf (1860–1957), married H.J.T. Broadwood (1856–1911) * Sir Herbert Leopold Heath (1861–1954), admiral in the Royal Navy, married Elizabeth Catherine Simpson *Sir Gerard Moore Heath (1863–1929), major general in the British Army, married Mary Egerton.

References

Sources

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External links

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Biography of Adm Sir Leopold George Heath – JJ Heath-Caldwell family history website
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