Charles Henry Hylton Stewart

Stewart was educated in Bath, Somerset, before entering Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1870. Migrating to St Catharine's College in 1871, where he was choral scholar and organist,^[1] he was awarded a B.A. in 1874 and an M.A. in 1877.^[2] He served briefly as organist of Chichester Cathedral from 1874 to 1875.^[3]

Steward left his position at Chichester Cathedral to take holy orders and was ordained a deacon by the Bishop of Rochester in 1875 and a priest the following year. After serving as curate of Pebmarsh in Essex (1875−1877), he wasa minor canon, precentor and sacristan of Chester Cathedral (1877−1889), vicar of New Brighton in Cheshire (1889–1904),^[4] and rector of Bathwick with Woolley in Somerset (1904–1916). He later served as an honorary canon of Chester from 1916 until his death.

Stewart married Florence Hope Dixon, the daughter of Thomas Dixon, a banker in Chester, and was the father of:

• Arthur Charles Lestoc Hylton Stewart (1884−1932), known as Charles Hylton Stewart, organist and composer
• Bruce de la Coeur Hylton-Stewart (1891−1972), musician and cricketer