Charles E. J. Clarke

Charles Erlin Jackson Clarke (19 December 1795 – 28 April 1844) was an English cathedral organist, who served at Durham Cathedral and Worcester Cathedral.[1][2]

Clarke was a chorister at Worcester Cathedral from 1804. In 1811, aged 15, he was appointed organist of Durham Cathedral. In 1813 he returned to Worcester, remaining cathedral organist until his death in 1844.[2]

References

The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
Evans, Robert; Humphreys, Maggie (1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury. p. 65. ISBN 1441137963.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Thomas Ebdon	Organist of Durham Cathedral 1811–1813	Succeeded by William Henshaw
Preceded by William Kenge	Organist and Master of the Choristers of Worcester Cathedral 1813–1844	Succeeded by William Done

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[1] The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.

[Evans_Humphreys-2] Evans, Robert; Humphreys, Maggie (1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury. p. 65. ISBN 1441137963.