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B.A., incorp. from Oxford, 1753; M.A. from KING'S, 1753. S. of John, of Abbots Wotton, Dorset [and nephew of Sir Robert Henley, Earl of Northington, Lord Chancellor]. B. 1728. Matric. from Wadham College, Oxford, May 7, 1746; B.A. 1749-50. Studied music when an undergraduate. R. of St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe and St Anne's, Blackfriars, London, 1759-64. Composer of several Chants and Anthems; The Cure of Saul (six hymns). Contributed to Divine Harmony (a collection of psalms and hymn tunes in score), in collaboration with Thomas Sharp. Died Aug. 29, 1764, of a fever caught whilst visiting a sick parishioner. (D.N.B.; Al. Oxon.; Grove, Dict. of Music.)