Henry Robert Bennett (c. 1819 – c. 1896) was an English organist who held the position of Organist and Master of the Choristers at Chichester Cathedral from 1848 to 1860.

Career

Bennett was a pupil of, and a chorister under his father, Thomas Bennett, at

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. He succeeded his father as Organist and Master of the Choristers at Chichester Cathedral in 1848, spending one year on probation. He was also organist at St John the Evangelist's Church, Chichester in 1849 - again succeeding his father.

Personal life

Henry Bennett's father was Thomas Bennett, and his brother was Alfred Bennett. Alfred was organist at

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and was killed after falling from a stage coach en route to the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Henry Robert Cathedral organists English classical organists Organists & Masters of the Choristers of Chichester Cathedral