Thomas Henry Davis (organist)
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Reverend Canon Thomas Henry Davis (1867–1947) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Wells Cathedral[1] and was the only person ever to hold a simultaneous post of canon of a cathedral and organist of the old foundation cathedrals.[2]
Background
Thomas Henry Davis was born on 25 September 1867 in Birmingham and educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham.
In 1892 he became curate at the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, moving to Wells Cathedral in 1895 as priest vicar. In 1912 he was appointed a prebendary of the cathedral and became precentor and canon residentiary in 1920. He remained in this post until his death in Wells in October 1947.
Career
Organist of:
- St Matthew's Church, Birmingham
- Wells Cathedral 1899 - 1933[3]
References
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- English classical organists
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- 1867 births
- 1947 deaths
- People educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham
- Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands
- 20th-century English Anglican priests
- English male classical organists