Short Name: | George Thomas Caldbeck |
Full Name: | Caldbeck, George Thomas, 1852-1918 |
Birth Year: | 1852 |
Death Year: | 1918 |
George Thomas Caldbeck United Kingdom 1852-1918. Born in Waterford, Ireland, he attended the National Model School, Waterford, and Islington Theological College. His desire to be a missionary was thwarted by his poor health. He returned to Cork and became a schoolmaster and evangelist in ireland. In 1888 he moved to London as an independent itinerant preacher. He was arrested in 1912 for selling scripture cards door to door without a license. The judge dismissed the case upon learning he was composer of the hymn tune” Pax Tecum.”. At the time he was living in a church hostel. He died in Epsom, Surrey.
John Perry
Tunes by George Thomas Caldbeck (2) | As | Instances | Incipit |
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PAX TECUM | George Thomas Caldbeck (Composer) | 231 | 55555 66655 51232 |
BICKERSTETH (Alison) | G. T. Coldbeck (Composer) | 1 | 31735 77635 33253 |