Robert Young (priest) explained

Robert Young M.A. (d. 9 August 1716) was a Canon of Windsor from 1673 to 1716.^[1]

Career

He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge.

He was appointed:

• Chaplain to Prince Rupert
• Lower Master of Eton College to 1672
• Rector of Eversden, Northamptonshire 1683
• Fellow of Eton College 1693^[2]

He was appointed to the first stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1673, and held the stall until 1716.

Notes and References

1. Book: Sidney Leslie Ollard. Maurice Bond. Fasti Wyndesorienses: the deans and canons of Windsor. 1950. Pub. for the deans and canons of St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle by Oxley.
2. Book: Registrum Regale: A List of the Provosts of Eton. The Provost's of King's College, Cambridge. The Fellows of Eton. Alumni Etonenses; in annual succession from Eton to King's College: from the foundation of Eton College 1441 to 1847: with illustrative and biographical notices . 1847 . Edward Pote Williams . Eton, UK . 16 . 2 December 2021.