George Minor (December 7, 1845,

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- January 30, 1904, Richmond, Virginia) was an American

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and naval officer. Minor attended a military academy in Richmond, and served during the

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in the

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(CSN). After the war, he went into the music field, teaching at singing schools and conducting at musical conventions. He helped found the Hume-Minor Company, which made

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s and

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s. A member of the First

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Church of Richmond, Minor was the

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Superintendent (education), superintendent there.

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Minor succeeded

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Duncan Ingraham as the CSN's Chief of Ordnance and Hydrography in November 1861 and he was succeeded in turn by Commander

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in March 1863.Luraghi, p. 40

Works

His works include: * ''Golden Light No. 1'', 1879 * ''Golden Light No. 2'' * ''Golden Light No. 3'', 1884 * ''Standard Songs'', 1896 * ''The Rosebud'' Music: * ''

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