The British Musical Biography

[E] Mellor, Richard, organist, born at Hud-
dersfield, March 23, 1816. Was appointed
organist at Zion Chapel, Lindley, when just
eighteen ; and later held similar posts at
Linthwaite Church ; Honley Wesleyan Chapel
(where he played the teolopbon, a precursor
of the harmonium) ; St. Patrick's Roman
Catholic Cburcb, Huddersfield ; and Rams-
den Street Independent Chapel, where he
remained 33 years. He retired from active
duty about 1874, but played the organ at the
Huddersfield Exhibition of 1883. For some
years he undertook concert arrangements,
and introduced Sims Reeves and other great
artists to Huddersfield, and was a notable
figure in the musical life of that town.

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