The British Musical Biography

[E] Jackson, William, organist and com-
poser, born at Masham, Yorkshire, January
9, 1815. Self-taught in music. Organist at
Masham in 1832. He was for a time a tallow
chandler in Masham. Gained Huddersfield
Glee Club first prize in 1840. Music-seller in
Bradford, with W. Winn, vocalist, 1852. Or-
ganist of St. John's Church, Bradford ; Horton
Chapel, 1856. Conductor of Bradford Choral
Union. Chorus-master at Bradford Festivals-
of 1853, '56, '59. He died at Bradford, April
15, 1866.

[W] Works. — Oratorios — Deliverance of Israel
from Babylon, 1845 ; Isaiah. Cantatas — The
Year, 1859 ; The praise of music. 103rd Psalm
for solo voice, chorus, and orchestra, 1841.
Church services, a mass and anthems. The
Bradford tune book (with Samuel Smith).
Congregational Psalmody, 1863. A singing
class manual, n.d. Glees, part-songs, and
son OS.

[+] His son, William, born at Bradford in
1853, was instructed by his father. He be-
came organist of Morningside Parish Church,
Edinburgh, but falling into bad health, died
at Ripon, September 10, 1877, at the early
age of 24. He published four part-songs, to-
words by Burns, in 1875, and left a few other
works.

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