| Sir Leopold Heath | |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1817 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Death Place: | Holmwood, Surrey, England |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1830–1877 |
| Rank: | Vice Admiral |
| Commands: | East Indies Station |
| Battles: | Crimean War Expedition to Abyssinia |
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Legion of Honour (France) Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire) |
Vice Admiral Sir Leopold George Heath, (18 November 1817 – 7 May 1907) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1867 to 1870.
Heath joined the Royal Navy in 1830,[1] and was involved in the capture of 'Borneo' in 1846.[2] In 1846, he drew a three-part depiction of the coasts of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. His drawings were published by the Hydrographer's Office, London, in 1847 as a guide for merchant ships' captains. The series was republished in 1997 to mark the end of the 99-year lease by Britain of Hong Kong's New Territories.[3]
Heath was beachmaster during the British landings at Eupatoria during the Crimean War and then became acting captain of in the Black Sea before taking personal charge of the Port of Balaclava.[1] He later commanded,,, and then .[1] He was appointed vice-president of the Ordnance Select Committee at Woolwich in 1863 and Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1867. The following year, he took charge of the naval aspects of the Expedition to Abyssinia.[2] He served on a committee for torpedo defence in 1870 and retired in 1877.[1]
In retirement Heath lived at Anstie Grange in Holmwood, Surrey, where he died. He became a Director of the Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society, of the Central Bank of London and of the Eastern and South African Telegraph Company.[2]
Heath married Mary Emma Marsh, daughter of Cuthbert Marsh, of Eastbury, Hertfordshire, at St. Paul's Church, Malta, on 8 December 1853.[4] Lady Heath died aged 76 at Anstie Grange, Holmwood, on 20 December 1902.[5] They had seven children: