Hunter, Harry, 1840 or 1841-1906
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Variants
- Hunter, Harry (Lyricist)
- Jennings, William Henry, 1840 or 1841-1906
Additional Information
Birth Date
- [1840,1841]
Death Date
- 1906-10-12
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Mohawk Minstrels
- Organization: Francis, Day & Hunter
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Manhattan Minstrels
Associated Locale
- London (England)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
Lyricists
Music publishers
Blackface entertainers
Use For
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Hunter, Harry (Lyricist)
Sources
- found: Over the garden wall, 1881(Harry Hunter; lyricist)
- found: The Mohawk Minstrels' fourth annual of dramas, dialogues & drolleries, 188-? (a.e.)t.p. (Harry Hunter)
- found: 1891 England Census, in Ancestry.com Library Edition, June 4, 2022(in London, Islington, Upper Holloway, District 10: William H. Jennings; 50 years old; music proprietor and music publisher)
- found: Bulletin (Sydney, N.S.W.), January 31, 1907:page 9 (William Henry Jennings, professionally known as Harry Hunter; died 12th October last; most lately a music publisher with Francis and Day, London, but better known as one of the founders of the Mohawk Minstrels, and one of the best interlocutors of his day)
- found: Wikipedia, June 4, 2022(in article for Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.: Harry Hunter (1840-1906); lead performer and lyricist with the Manhattan Minstrels until he joined the Mohawk Minstrels in 1874; Mohawk Minstrels members William and James Francis joined David Day to form London music publisher W.J. Francis & Day, later Francis Brothers & Day; became Francis, Day & Hunter when Harry Hunter joined the firm in 1880) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis,_Day_%26_Hunter_Ltd.
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Change Notes
- 2013-09-13: new
- 2022-07-05: revised
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