Leopold Heath

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.

Naval career Heath joined the Royal Navy in 1830, and was involved in the capture of 'Borneo' in 1846. 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.

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. Lady Heath died aged 76 at Anstie Grange, Holmwood, on 20 December 1902. They had seven children: Arthur Raymond Heath (1854–1943), a Conservative politician, married Flora Jean Baxter Marion Emma (1856–1949), married firstly Alfred Fox Cotton, secondly Major Ralph Martin Crofton Frederick Crofton Heath, later Heath-Caldwell (1858–1945), major general in the British Army, married Constance Mary Helsham Helsham-Jones Cuthbert Eden Heath (1859–1939), an insurance underwriter, married Sarah Caroline Gore Gambier Ada Randolf (1860–1957), married H.J.T. Broadwood (1856–1911) Sir Herbert Leopold Heath (1861–1954), admiral in the Royal Navy, married Elizabeth Catherine Simpson Sir Gerard Moore Heath (1863–1929), major general in the British Army, married Mary Egerton.