Sir Joseph Herbert Marshall (1851-1918) was a concert impresario and

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Life

Joseph Herbert Marshall was born at Zouch Mills, near

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, Leicestershire. Marshall was elected to Leicester town council in 1888, for East St. Mary's Ward, becoming Mayor in 1896 and an alderman in 1909. While Mayor he commemorated the

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by raising £10,000 for the Jubilee Endowment Fund of the Leicester Royal Infirmary. He was knighted in 1905. Herbert Marshall founded the Leicester Philharmonic Choir and for this choir commissioned the opera ''King Arthur'' from composer

Colin McAlpin Colin McAlpin (9 April 1870 – 13 May 1942) was an English composer of songs, operas and ballet music, an organist and a writer of critical essays on music. Life Colin McAlpin was born in 1870, at 15 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester, England. He wa ...

. It was performed in the Temperance Hall, Leicester on 4 November 1897. He died at his home, Ratcliffe Lodge,

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, Leicester, in 1918 and was buried at Welford Road Cemetery.Stephen Butt ''The History of Leicester in 100 People'', p.57

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Joseph Herbert 1851 births 1918 deaths Burials at Welford Road Cemetery Mayors of places in Leicestershire People from Rushcliffe (district) People from Stoneygate Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates