Richard Yates Mander
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Dr. Richard Yates Mander FRCO LRAM (1862[1] - 31 March 1917) was an English organist and composer.
He was born in 1862 in Leamington Spa, son of Richard Mander and Esther Evans.[2] His father was a band master.
In 1879 he passed the senior examination of Trinity College of Music, when it was held in Leamington Spa.[3] He was awarded his ARCO in 1883[4] and his FRCO some time later. He graduated B.Mus (1896) and D.Mus (1902)[5] at Queen's College, Oxford.[6]
In September 1885, he married Elizabeth Catherine Taylor.[7] The children from this marriage were:
- Richard Noel Mander, b. 1886
- Ester Maud Mander, b. 1887
- Catherine Mary Mander, b. 1889
- Lucy Evelyn Mander, b. 1891
He died in Ryde, Isle of Wight, on 31 March 1917[8] and is buried in Ashey Cemetery.