Richard Sleech

Richard Sleech was a Canon of Windsor from 1722 to 1730.

Life

Richard Sleech was the son of Edward Sleech, organist of Eton College. He was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1698, MA in 1701, DD in 1720. He was a Fellow of King's from 1697.
He was appointed:

Assistant Master and Fellow of Eton College 1715
Rector of Hitcham 1702 - 1730
Chaplain to the Bishop of Ely 1721
Rector of Farnham Royal 1721 - 1730

He was appointed to the sixth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1722 and held this until he died in 1730.
He was buried in the chapel at Windsor on 4 March 1730.

Family

Sleech's children included:

Stephen Sleech, Provost of Eton and royal chaplain
John Sleech, Archdeacon of Cornwall
Henry Sleech, Assistant Master at Eton
Lucy Sleech, married Stephen Weston, Bishop of Exeter
Anne Sleech, married Charles Hawtrey, Sub-Dean of Exeter