John William Fenton
Military Officer, Deceased Person
1828 – 1890
Who was John William Fenton?
John William Fenton was an Irish musician, the leader of a military band in Japan at the start of the Meiji period. He is considered "the first bandmaster in Japan" and "the father of band music in Japan." Fenton is best known for having initiated the process through which Kimi ga yo came to be accepted as the national anthem of Japan.
Fenton is considered Scottish in Scotland because he lived in Montrose in around 1881; but he is also considered Irish because he was born in Kinsale, County Cork in Ireland in 1828. journalistic writing on Fenton typically considers him a Briton.
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- Born
- Mar 12, 1828
Kinsale - Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 28, 1890
California
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on July 23, 2013
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