Benjamin Cross

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Benjamin Cross (September 15, 1786 – March 1, 1857), was a conductor, singer, organist,[https://books.google.com/books?id=8dcDAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22benjamin+cross%22+philadelphia+born&pg=RA1-PA269 The Lives of Eminent Philadelphians, Now Deceased] By Henry Simpson Published 1859,W. BrotherheadA chronicle of american Music 1700-1995, by Charles J. Hall, Published 1996 Schirmer bookshttp://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/rbm/keffer/cross.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203223237/http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/rbm/keffer/cross.html |date=2019-02-03 }} UPenn Library and one of the first American composers.http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American Composer Timeline

Cross was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His teachers included Benjamin Carr and Raynor Taylor. Benjamin Cross was one of the founding members of The Musical Fund Society{{cite web |url=http://phonoarchive.org/grove/Entries/S21550.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-04-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328220805/http://phonoarchive.org/grove/Entries/S21550.htm |archivedate=2008-03-28 }} PhonoArchive as well as being one of its first directors. Benjamin Cross was father to Michael H. Cross (1833-1897) who became a notable conductor in Philadelphia.