The British Musical Biography

[E] Pillow, John William Davis, conduc-
tor and organist, born at Chichester, in 1851.
Chorister at Chichester Cathedral, and or-
ganist of St. Pancras, Chichester, when 13.
Articled pupil of E. H. Thorne. In 1869 he
was appointed to All Saints', Portsmouth,
and in 1880 founded the Portsmouth Phil-
harmonic Society, which has given many
excellent concerts. In 1889 he accepted the
post of organist at the new Parish Church of

[+] St. Mary, Portsea He is a leading member
of the local Masonic brotherhood.

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