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SHEPPARD, Lady Cotton

SHEPPARD, Lady Cotton (1810-1872)
Name: SHEPPARD, Lady Cotton (1810-1872)
Musical genre: Vocal Music/Art Songs
Country of birth: United Kingdom
Country of location: —
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Lady Cotton Sheppard (born Elizabeth Cotton, circa 1810) was an English amateur musical composer and benefactor known for publishing the 1835 vocal piece "Oh say not nay!" (with lyrics by G.P.R. James) and funding multiple lifeboats for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

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