Biography | Sir William Schwenck Gilbert

Sir William S. Gilbert

November 18, 1836 – May 29, 1911
William Schwenck Gilbert, militiaman, barrister, librettist and author of the Bab Ballads published in 1869, is best remembered for his twenty-five year partnership with Arthur Sullivan which produced a total of fourteen comic operas.
Gilbert was knighted by Edward VII in 1907 and died of a heart attack in 1911, at age 74, brought on from rescuing a drowning woman.
Raised. June 23, 1871
Lodge St. Machar No. 54, Aberdeen, Scotland

Source: Denslow