Mr Edward Cutler, KC, the well-known barrister, celebrated his seventy-second birthday on Monday. His mother was the daughter of Sir Thomas Plumer, master of the rolls. Mr Cutler, who became a barrister in 1857, is the most accomplished pianist in his profession. He has composed many songs and pieces for the organ and pianoforte, and for several years was Grand Organist of the English Freemasons. He is also a fine French Scholar, having once resided in Paris. Mr Cutler is part author of a law treatise on musical and dramatic copyright.
Richard Guise was choir master and organist at Westminster Abbey until his death in 1806. He is also buried there. He was also known as a composer, although not much survives.
Through his great-granddaughter Mary Cutler Paulin, his great 3x grandson George Paulin was also a composer and organist. He was organist at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria BC.
Newly discovered is another organist and composer, Edward Cutler, KC, who was Richard’s great-grandson. While professionally Edward was a lawyer he was known as an organist and a composer.
I have actually found a recording of one of his compositions on You Tube – here
Here is his obituary:
Harrow Observer, 29 December 1916, page 8
Mr E Cutler, KC
Mr Edward Cutler, KC, of Little Stanmore, died in London, on December 22, aged 85. Mr Cutler was the son of the late Mr Edward Cutler, surgeon to St George’s Hospital, and grandson of Sir Thomas Plumer, first Vice-Chancellor of England and afterwards Master of the Rolls. He was educated at Eton, Paris, Dresden, and Balliol College, Oxford, where he obtained honours in classics, and was called to the bar in 1857. In his practice he devoted himself particularly to copyright law, and this, with his knowledge of music, led to his writing a “Manual of Musical Copyright Law” (1906) and collaborating with Mr Eustace Smith and Mr FE Weatherley in a “Treatise on Musical and Dramatic Copyright.” Mr Cutler, who had taken “silk” in 1884, was on the Imperial Commission for Copyright in 1909, and was employed in the International Copyright Bill. He wrote many songs and pieces for full orchestra, organ, and pianoforte, of which, perhaps, the best known is a song called “Golden Years.” He was Grand Organist of English Freemasons in 1892-3, and at one time gave frequent recitals in public. He also wrote pamphlets in French on educational and other subjects.
Mr Cutler married Ellen Mona, daughter of Major Larkins, who was murdered at Cawnpore, and leaves one son and two daughters.
The Amazing Paulin(e) Family 