William Priestley (wool clothier)
William Priestley (1779–1861) was a Halifax wool clothier and eminent local musician, antiquary and literary gentleman.[1] His strong interest in music, especially German, was manifested in his personal library, which housed many unusual items of German choral music;[2] these formed much of the early repertoire[2] of the Halifax Choral Society, which he is credited with founding.[2]
References
- ^ Turner, J. Horsfall (1893). The history of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme; with monorial notes on Coley, Lightcliffe, Northowram, Shelf, Fixby, Clifton and Kirklees online. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
Wm. Priestley was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School. He was eminent as an amateur musician, antiquary and literary gentleman
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ a b c Rachel Cowgill (16 March 2001). "How I found "Mozart" in Halifax". Guardian News and Media Limited. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2017.