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Henri Lahaise View Extant Instruments View Instruments

Distinction:

Boston, Massachusetts from ca. 1936
Classification: Service Person

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October 30, 2004:

From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). -

Son of Erasme Lahaise, brother of Edward Lahaise; and father of Richard and Robert Lahaise. He was with Hook & Hastings of Kendal Green, Massachusetts, 20th century; succeeded Hook & Hastings service work with Edward Lahaise, 1936. He established Henri Lahaise & Sons with Richard Lahaise and Robert Lahaise in Boston, Massachusetts , a service firm. Henri Lahaise died in 1962, he was succeeded by his sons.

Sources:

  • Barbara Owen.
  • Social Security Death Index.
  • Elizabeth Towne Schmitt.
  • The American Organist March 1984, 37.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 29, 2019.

Database Specs:

  • 4 Organs
  • 12 Divisions
  • 2 Consoles

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