William Priestley (wool clothier)

William Priestley (1779–1860) was a Halifax wool clothier and eminent local musician, antiquary and literary gentleman.^[1] His strong interest in music, especially German, was manifested in his personal library, which housed many unusual items of German choral music;^[2] these formed much of the early repertoire^[2] of the Halifax Choral Society, which he is credited with founding.^[2]

References

^ Turner, J. Horsfall (1893). The history of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme; with monorial notes on Coley, Lightcliffe, Northowram, Shelf, Fixby, Clifton and Kirklees online. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017 – via Read and download ebooks. Wm. Priestley was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School. He was eminent as an amateur musician, antiquary and literary gentleman
^ ^a ^b ^c Rachel Cowgill (16 March 2001). "How I found "Mozart" in Halifax". Guardian News and Media Limited. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

[1] Turner, J. Horsfall (1893). The history of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme; with monorial notes on Coley, Lightcliffe, Northowram, Shelf, Fixby, Clifton and Kirklees online. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017 – via Read and download ebooks. Wm. Priestley was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School. He was eminent as an amateur musician, antiquary and literary gentleman

[cowgill_2001-2] Rachel Cowgill (16 March 2001). "How I found "Mozart" in Halifax". Guardian News and Media Limited. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

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