Henry Bland (circa 1677 – 24 May 1746) was an English cleric.ECCO TCP
He was born around 1667 in Yorkshire and educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. He was Rector of Great Bircham, Norfolk from 1706 to 1744 and of Harpley, Norfolk, 1715 to 1744; an Honorary Chaplain to the King and Chaplain to the Royal Chelsea Hospital from 1716;"The Historical Register Vol XIII" London, R.Nutt, 1728 Headmaster of Doncaster School"General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical" Aikin, J; Johnston, W; Morgan, T: Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute, 1804 from 1699 to 1710 and then of Eton College from 1719;College web-site and Canon of Windsor from 1723 to 1733.Fasti Wyndesoriensis. The Deans and Canons of St. George's Chapel. Historical monographs relating to St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Volume 8. The Revd. Canon S. L. Ollard. 1950.
In later life he was Dean of Durham from 1728 to 1746 and Provost of Eton CollegeOODWOC from 1732 to 1746.London Gazette
He died on 24 May 1746.
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