John Henry Mee
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Mee was born at Riddings Vicarage in Derbyshire, the son of vicar John Mee, and studied at Queen's College, Oxford from 1871, where he gained his B.A in 1875. He became a Fellow, Merton College in 1875, completing his M.A in 1878 and a B.Mus. in 1882, and was appointed succentor (1876-81) and lecturer (1877-82).[2]
He was ordained by John Mackarness, Bishop of Oxford, in 1877. He married Alice Ann Marten at Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor on 26 April 1878.[3] At Worcester College he was appointed lecturer of ancient history in 1882.[2]
Mee was an active participant in Oxford chamber music. He gave lectures at the Musical Association and helped found and lead the Oxford University Musical Union from 1884.[4] From 1884 until 1898 he was the tenant of Kettell Hall on Broad Street - the stone house then attached to the western side of Blackwell's Local Bookshop, now part of Trinity College.[5] Under John Stainer he was Coryphaeus Precentor of Music, University of Oxford from 1890 until 1899.[6]
In 1899 he was appointed Precentor of Chichester Cathedral[6] and from then on he divided his time between Holywell House, Mansfield Road, Oxford and The Chantry, Foxbury Lane, Westbourne in Sussex. He died aged 65 at his Oxford home after a period of declining health.[6] He left £39,944 in his will.[7] His wife died 20 years before him. There was one daughter.[8]
