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David Jenkins (North Carolina)
David Jenkins may refer to: Entertainment * David Jenkins (composer) (1848–1915), Welsh composer * David Jenkins (musician) (born 1947), singer for the band Pablo Cruise * David Jenkins (television writer), creator of ''People of Earth'' Politics * David Jenkins (North Carolina), 18th Century North Carolina politician, delegate at the First North Carolina Provincial Congress * David Jenkins (abolitionist) (1811–1876), Mississippi politician and abolitionist * David A. Jenkins (1822–1886), North Carolina State Treasurer, 1868–1876 * David James Jenkins (1824–1891), British MP for Penryn and Falmouth, 1874–1885 * David Jenkins (Georgia politician), American politician from Georgia Religion * David Jenkins (bishop) (1925–2016), of Durham * David Jenkins (Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness) (1929–2014), Anglican priest * David Jenkins (archdeacon of Sudbury) (born 1961), Anglican priest Sports * David Morgan Jenkins (1901–1968), rugby union and rugby leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jenkins (composer)
David Jenkins (30 December 1848 – 10 December 1915) was a Welsh composer, best known for his choral works and hymn tunes. Born at Trecastle near Brecon, Jenkins was apprenticed to a tailor at a young age, due to the death of his father. He did not take an interest in music until he was nine years old. At the time, Jenkins was a member of a choir which was to compete in a local Eisteddfod. At age sixteen, his musical interest deepened and Jenkins began serious study of the Tonic-Solfa system. Two years later, he received an advanced certificate from the Tonic-Solfa college and began conducting his own choir. At age 20, Jenkins and his choir won a competition at Llanddeusant. He next turned his attention to the study of composition, harmony and counterpoint and was awarded a prize for the best anthem from the Tonic-Solfa college. In 1874, he began studying music at Aberystwyth. By his second term, he had been awarded a three-year scholarship and became an assistant to Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |