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William Cox Bennett (1820–1895)
Bennett, William Cox. An English song-writer; born in Greenwich, Oct. 14, 1820; died in Blackheath, March 4, 1895. He was the son of a watchmaker, had comparatively little education, and is known for his songs and ballads; ‘Queen Eleanor’s Vengeance, and Other Poems’ (1856); ‘War Songs’ (1857); ‘Our Glory Roll, and Other National Poems’ (1867); ‘Songs for Sailors’ (1872); ‘Sea Songs’ (1878).