Henry Thomas Smart

SMART, Henry Thomas. b. London, 26 October 1813; d. London, 6 July 1879. He was the son of a professional violinist, Henry Smart (brother to the conductor, organist and composer (Sir) George Smart*), was educated in Highgate and articled to a solicitor before deciding to make music his career. He served as organist of Blackburn Parish Church (1832-38); St Giles, Cripplegate (1836-38); St Philip’s, Regent Street (1838-44?); St Luke’s Old Street (1844-64) and St Pancras Parish Church (1865-79). Unlike many of his fellow organists, Smart never held either a cathedral or a civic post, choosing to serve at two churches — St Luke’s, Old Street and St Pancras Parish Church — where the service was...