Men of Kent and Kentishmen/Charles Dignum

by John Hutchinson

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Charles Dignum

MUSICIAN,

Was born at Rotherhithe, where his father was a master tailor. He sang when a boy (being a Roman Catholic) in the Chapel of the Sardinian Ambassador. He subsequently became a pupil of Linley, and in 1784 made his appearance on the stage in the character of Young Meadows in **Love in a Village," with great applause. He composed many pleasing ballads and a collection of popular music. He died in 1827.

[See "European Magazine (1798,) "Gentleman's Magazine" (1799), "Grove's Dictionary of Music."]