Background
Fairclough, George Herbert was born on January 30, 1869 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Son of James and Elizabeth (Erving) Fairclough.
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George Herbert Fairclough
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Brother of Henry Rushton F. Student of University of Toronto, 1887-1889. Toronto Conservatory of Music, 1887-1889.
Royal High School of Music, Berlin, Germany, 1892-1895. Paris and London, England.
Career
Has been a church organist since age of 11. Organist Saint Mark’s Church, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1880, Church of Ascension, Hamilton, 1885, Church of Redeemer, Toronto, 1887, All Saints’ Church, Toronto, 1889. Frequently played at Saint George’s English Church, Berlin, 1891-1895.
Organist Saint Luke’s Epis.
Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1895-1900, Saint John's Episcopal Church, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1900-1943, retired (emeritus), 1943. Also organist Jewish Temple, Saint Paul, 1904-1922.
Head of Piano, Organ and Theory departments, Macalester College School of Music. Conductor Saint Paul Choral Association, 1903-1908.
Museum director Brantford (Ontario) Ladies’ College, 1889-1891.
Director Museum Department, Kalamazoo (Michigan) College, 1895-1909. Conductor of large festival choruses in Saint Paul at various times. Head of organ department, University of Minnesota School of Music, 1920-1937, emeritus since 1937.
Acting organist and choirmaster Grace (Episcopal) Cathedral, January-March 1946, Saint Francis Episcopal Church, San Francisco, June-August 1948.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Guild of Organists. Life; Mason (32 degree).
Connections
Married Helen Maude Freeman, September 22, 1897 (she died November 18, 1946). Children: Gordon Freeman, George Herbert, Helen Elizabeth (Mistress Charles West. Barnett), Edith Scribner (Mistress Harold Flemming), James Erving.
- Father:
- James Fairclough
- Mother:
- Elizabeth (Erving) Fairclough
- Spouse:
- Helen Maude Freeman
- child:
- George Herbert Fairclough
- child:
- Gordon Freeman Fairclough
- child:
- James Erving Fairclough
- child:
- Helen Elizabeth Fairclough (Mistress Charles West. Barnett)
- child:
- Edith Scribner Fairclough (Mistress Harold Flemming)
