1665 - 1737 Person Name: John Bishop (c. 1665-1737) Composer of "LEICESTER (or BEDFORD)" in Songs of Praise John Bishop was born in 1665 in Winchester, Hampshire, England He served as lay vicar at King’s College, Cambridge (1687), as the organist (1695-1737) and lay clerk (1697) at Winchester College, and also as tge organist at Winchester Cathedral (1729-37). He died about December 19, 1737 in Winchester. His works include:
A New Set of Psalm Tunes, 1710
A New Set of Psalm Tunes, 1722
A Supplement to the New Psalm-Book, 1725
A New Set of Psalm Tunes, 1730
NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/i/s/bishop_j.htm
John Bishop