The British Musical Biography

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Madan, Rev. Martin

[E] Madan, Rev. Martin, musician and
clergyman, born in 1726 ; died oir May 2,
1790. He founded the Lock Hospital, in
London, and acted as chaplain. He edited
" Psalms and hymns extracted from various
authors," 1760; "Lock Hospital Tunes"
[1769] ; and composed the well-known hymn-
time " Huddersfield." Author of " Thely-
phthora : a treatise on female ruin," 3 v., etc.

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