title: Henry Taylor (organist)
text: # Henry Taylor (organist)
  
  Henry Taylor FRCO (born 1859) was an organist and composer based in England.
  
  ## Life
  
  He was born in 1859 in Derby, the son of Joseph Taylor and Elizabeth Holbrook. He married Anne Maria, and they had the following children
  
  * Charles Henry Taylor b. 1886
  * George Harold Taylor b. 1888
  
  In 1886, he was elected a Fellow of the Birmingham and Midland Musical Guild. In 1892 he received the degree of Mus Bac from Cambridge University.
  
  ## Appointments
  
  * Assistant Organist of Ripon Cathedral 1876–81
  * Organist of Church of Christ the Consoler Skelton-cum-Newby 1876–81
  * Organist of St John's Church, Ladywood Birmingham 1881–1903
  * Organist of St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston Birmingham 1903– ????
  
  ## Compositions
  
  His compositions included works for choir and organ.
  
  