William Boultbee Sleath
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William Boultbee Sleath was an English
teacher and clergyman who was headmaster of Repton School
from 1800 to 1830.
Sleath was born in Broughton, Leicestershire around 1763, and attended Rugby School
. On leaving school in December 1778, he was immediately appointed assistant master at the same school.
Sleath was later educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
, obtaining a B.D. in 1797.
He continued as a master at Rugby until he was elected headmaster of Repton School in 1800.
In 1802 he obtained a D.D. degree.
During his 30-year period as head of Repton school, he both raised its standards and significantly increased the number of students.
He was known as an excellent teacher, and as an erudite scholar, distinguished for his researches in Anglo-Saxon England.
It was said of him that "Dr. Sleath's conversation was always entertaining and instructive and he did not at any period of his life possess the virtue of taciturnity".
After his retirement in 1830 he was given the vicarage of Willington
and the mastership of Etwall
Hospital, an almshouse.
He died on 21 October 1843 aged 80.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
teacher and clergyman who was headmaster of Repton School
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
from 1800 to 1830.
Sleath was born in Broughton, Leicestershire around 1763, and attended Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
. On leaving school in December 1778, he was immediately appointed assistant master at the same school.
Sleath was later educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
, obtaining a B.D. in 1797.
He continued as a master at Rugby until he was elected headmaster of Repton School in 1800.
In 1802 he obtained a D.D. degree.
During his 30-year period as head of Repton school, he both raised its standards and significantly increased the number of students.
He was known as an excellent teacher, and as an erudite scholar, distinguished for his researches in Anglo-Saxon England.
It was said of him that "Dr. Sleath's conversation was always entertaining and instructive and he did not at any period of his life possess the virtue of taciturnity".
After his retirement in 1830 he was given the vicarage of Willington
Willington, Derbyshire
Willington is a village and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 2,604.-Geography:Willington is on the River Trent about southwest of Derby...
and the mastership of Etwall
Etwall
Etwall is a civil parish and village in Derbyshire, England. It is located southwest from Derby on the A50.-Geography:Etwall is squeezed between the A516, which bypassed the village in February 1992, and the A50. The A516 draws a lot of heavy traffic heading for the M1 north.The village has its...
Hospital, an almshouse.
He died on 21 October 1843 aged 80.