About Thomas Henry Davis
Lived 1867 – 1947 (aged 80). Thomas Henry Davis was a British organist and anglican priest.
Reverend Canon Thomas Henry Davis (1867 – 1947) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Wells Cathedral and was the only person ever to hold a simultaneous post of canon of a cathedral and organist of the old foundation cathedrals.
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
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Who was Thomas Henry Davis?
British musician
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Thomas Henry Davis was born on 25 September 1867.
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Thomas Henry Davis died on 1 October 1947.
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Thomas Henry Davis was an organist and anglican priest.
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Thomas Henry Davis was British.
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