Kennerley Rumford

Kennerley Rumford
Kennerley Rumford, c. 1905.
Kennerley Rumford, c. 1905.
Background information
Birth nameRobert Henry Kennerley Rumford
Born(1870-09-02)2 September 1870
Hampstead, London, England
Died9 March 1957(1957-03-09) (aged 86)
North Stoke, Oxfordshire, England
OccupationSinger
Years active1896–1957
Spouses
(m. 1900; died 1936)
Dorothy Jane Elwin
(m. 1941)
Children3

Robert Henry Kennerley Rumford (2 September 1870 – 9 March 1957) was an English baritone singer of the 20th century. He was first known for his performances of oratorios, but following his marriage to the well-known contralto singer Clara Butt, he toured with her throughout the English-speaking world singing repertoire of a more popular type. He was twice mentioned in dispatches while serving on the Western Front during the First World War.