Joseph John Harris

For seven years he was in the choir of the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, under John Stafford Smith, and in 1823 was appointed organist of St Olave's Church, Southwark.

He held a similar position at Blackburn Cathedral from 1828 to 1831, when he became singing-master and assistant organist at the Manchester Collegiate Church, now Manchester Cathedral.

In 1848 he succeeded William Sudlow as organist and choirmaster of the cathedral.

He was for many years connected as director with the Gentlemen's Glee Club and other societies in Manchester.

[1][2] His son Joseph Thorne Harris (1828–1869) was reputed to be a musician of great talent and accomplishments, a brilliant pianist and a prolific writer of musical compositions, a few of which were printed.