Education
Street Catharine"s College.
Street Catharine"s College.
Fountayne was the younger of two sons of John Fountayne. He graduated Master of Arts from Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge in 1739 and was later awarded a Doctorship of Divinity from the same college in 1751. Having served as prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral from his graduation, he was first appointed a Canon at Saint George"s Chapel, Windsor in 1741., and was later preferred as Dean of York, a position which he held from 1747 to his death in February 1802.