Spark

William, compr. b. Exeter, Eng., Oct. 2S, 1823, d. Leeds, June 16, 1897. Chorister at Exeter Cath articled pupil of S. S Wesley; orgt. at Leeds, founder Leeds Mus. Soc.; Mus. Doc., Dublin, 1861; editor Organists Quarterly Journal comsed oratorio, org. mus., wrote emoirs of Wesley and H. Smart, Musical Memories, Musical Reminiscences; also published cantatas, anthems, etc.