About William Jackson of Masham
Lived 1815 – 1866 (aged 51). William Jackson of Masham was a British composer.
Portrait of William Jackson of Masham, Bradford Festival Choral Society conductor 1856-1866.
William Jackson (born 9 January 1815 in Masham, Yorkshire, England; died 15 April 1866 in Bradford, England) was an English organist and composer, who also spent some time being a miller, his family's profession, in their home-town.
A self-taught musician, as a child and young adult he learned to play 15 different instruments and set about repairing barrel organs. With the assistance of his father, he built his own organ and became organist at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Masham, in 1832.
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English composer (1815–1866)
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William Jackson of Masham was born on 9 January 1815.
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William Jackson of Masham died on 15 April 1866.
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William Jackson of Masham was a composer.
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William Jackson of Masham was British.
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