The British Musical Biography

[E] Richardson, John Elliott, organist and
composer, born at Salisbury. Studied at
Salisbury Cathedral, under A. T. Corfe,
whose assistant organist he was for eighteen
years. Appointed organist and master of the
choristers, in 1863, after the death of A. T.
Corfe. Conductor of Sarum Choral Society,
1849-69. Resigned Cathedral appointment,
1881, owing to ill-health. He composed a
service in F ; I will give thanks ; Turn Thee,
Lord ; and other anthems. Author of
" Salisbury Chant Book," Salisbury, 1859 ;
"The Tour of a Cathedral Organist," Salisbury,
1870. Editor of anthems by Greene, etc.

[+] His brother, Thomas Bentinck Rich.\rd-
SON, chorister, and assistant organist at Salis-
bury Cathedral, was organist, for nearly thirty
years, of St. Mary's Church, Bury St. Ed-
munds. He was a good musician, and
exerted great influence in his locality. He
died at Bury St. Edmunds, April, 1893,
aged 62.

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