2 Quotes & Sayings By Thomas Henry Lister
Thomas Henry Lister was born in 1817 near Shilbottle, Northumberland. He was apprenticed to a linen draper, but before he turned twenty he had saved enough to invest in the purchase of a small drapery business in Sunderland, which he operated with great success. At the age of thirty-five he retired from business and settled down to enjoy life. From this point onwards, his activities were mostly concerned with musical affairs
He joined the Carmelite Order in 1850 and spent the remaining thirty-seven years of his life as a respected member of the community.