Background
Smith, Charles Wenham was born on December 25, 1851 in London, England. Son of Charles and Margaret (Fitzgerald) Smith.
Smith, Charles Wenham was born on December 25, 1851 in London, England. Son of Charles and Margaret (Fitzgerald) Smith.
Studied under Sir George Elvey, East. Hopkins, Meyer Lutz and Charles Steggall.
Organist parish church, Banstead, Surrey, England, 1866-1868, Holy Trinity Church, Barnes, Surrey, 1868-1870, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Newark, New Jersey, 1880-1885, First Baptist Church, Brooklyn, 1885-1886, Saint James Roman Catholic Church, New York City, 1886-1888, 1890-1892, Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, 1888-1890. Organist and choir master First Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth, New Jersey, since 1892. Organist, Temple B’nai Jeshuran, Newark, New Jersey Conductor Newark Opera Company, 1892-1895.
Composer: Mass in G, 1877.
Mass in F, 1879; also anthems, part songs, songs, piano and organ works. Home: Newark, New Jersey.
Married Eliza Street, of Sussex, England, August 8, 1876.