Hatton

Hatton, JOHN LIPTROT, a self-educated musical composer, was born at Liverpool in 1809, and, settling in London in 1832, soon made his name known as a composer. From 1853 to 1859 he was musical director of the Princess's Theatre. He composed numerous operas, cantatas, overtures, entr'actes, &c., but is remembered chiefly for his musical settings of English songs, such as 'Good-bye, Sweetheart,' 'The Tar's Song,' 'When Evening's Twilight,' 'The Bait,' 'To Anthea,' &c. He died at Margate on 20th September 1886.