Organists of Old First | 3: Henry E. H. Benedict (1895-1903)

Organists of Old First | 3: Henry E. H. Benedict (1895-1903)

After the departure of Old First’s second organist, Cuban patriot and revolutionary Rafael Navarro, Old First employed Henry E. H. Benedict for eight years. Benedict’s story also ended as front page news. This is the fourth part of an ongoing series. The third organist at Old First was Henry E. H. Benedict. Born in Canada in 1859, he was named Henry (or Harry) Emerson Benedict, […]