Albert Edward Wilshire

Albert Edward Wilshire FRCO LRAM (1863–1935) was an organist and composer based in England.[1]

Life

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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

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Compositions

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His compositions include:

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

References

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