About Herbert Stephen Irons
Lived 1834 – 1905 (aged 70–71). Herbert Stephen Irons was an organist.
Herbert Stephen Irons (19 January 1834 – 29 June 1905), was an English organist. He also composed hymn tunes, including the tune "Southwell".
Career
He was born in Canterbury, where he became a chorister at the cathedral. He was an organ pupil of Dr. Stephen Elvey at Oxford.
He was Organist of St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham 1856 - 1857, Organist of Southwell Minster 1857 - 1872 Organist of St. Andrew's Church, Nottingham 1876 - 1905
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Who was Herbert Stephen Irons?
British organist (1834–1905)
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Herbert Stephen Irons was born in 1834.
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Herbert Stephen Irons died in 1905.
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Herbert Stephen Irons was an organist.
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