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Albert Edward Wilshire

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Organist and composer based in England

Albert Edward Wilshire FRCO LRAM (1863–1935) was an organist and composer based in England.

Life

Wilshire was born in 1863 in Potterne, Wiltshire, the son of Charles Ross Wilshire and Julia Augusta.

He married Christina Gunn on 2 August 1893 in Wroxall. They had the following children:

  • Christina Wilshire b. 1897
  • Doreen Martin Wilshire b. 1900

Appointments

Compositions

His compositions include:

  • 46th Psalm
  • The Timbrels Sound (choral march)
  • Part songs
Cultural offices
Preceded byJ.E. Tidnam Organist of Wimborne Minster
1902-1915 		Succeeded byG.E.C. Eyers

References

  1. Dictionary of Organs and Organists, 1912
  2. North Devon Journal, Thursday 29 May 1902
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