- Nixon, Henry George
[E] Nixon, Henry George, composer and
organist, was born at Winchester, February
20, 1796. He was organist of St. George's
Chapel, London Road, from 1817 to 1820
next of Warwick Street Chapel, 1820-36
then of St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Chapel
Glasgow, 1836-39 ; and finally of St. George's
Roman Catholic Cathedral, London, 1839-49.
He died in London of cholera, in 1849.[W] Works. — Five Masses and other music for
the Roman Catholic Church service. Nu-
merous airs arranged for the ])i. There
came to the lady's gate a knight, and other
songs, etc.[+] He was a nephew of Henry Nixon, born
at Liverpool, 1787 ; died July 25, 1834, who
was a writer on music and inventor of a
musical instrument called the Eolina. H.
G. Nixon was married, in 1818, to Caroline
Melissa Danby (died 1857), a daughter of
Danby the glee composer. They had a large
family, among whom may be named James
Cassana (1828-42), a viclinist, and Henry
Cotter, noticed below.entry id: 298-L-37
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