Thomas John Grainge (1865 – 4 January 1944) was an organist and composer based in

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Life

He was born in 1865, the son of James Grainge and Mary Couling of Abingdon. He was baptised in St. Ebbe's Church on 15 January 1865. He studied music at

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. He married Katharine Lillingston.

Appointments

*Organist of St. Mary's Church, Woodstock 1884–1892 *Organist of

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, Birmingham 1892–1894 *Organist of

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1894–1935Gloucestershire Echo – Thursday 4 April 1935

Compositions

His compositions include music for choir and organ.

References

1865 births 1944 deaths English organists British male organists English composers Alumni of the Queen's College, Oxford {{organist-stub