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Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.

British music publishing company

Francis, Day & Hunter is a British music publishing company, one of the leading publishers of music hall songs and popular music in the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It was established in London in 1877 as W. & J. Francis and Day, later Francis Brothers & Day, becoming Francis, Day & Hunter, with the addition of Harry Hunter (1841-1906), in 1880.2 It is part of Affiliated Music Publishers Limited.1 It ceased to exist in 1972.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Feb 11, 1925Founded1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

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Francis, Day & Hunter is a British music publishing company, one of the leading publishers of music hall songs and popular music in the late-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It was established in London in 1877 as W. & J. Francis and Day, later Francis Brothers & Day, becoming Francis, Day & Hunter, with the addition of Harry Hunter (1841-1906), in 1880.2

Products and brands

  • sheet music

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Affiliated Music Publishers Limited since Dec 4, 1957

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1908Acquired T.B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc.1

Timeline

  1. 1972Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Dec 4, 1957Acquired Acquired by Affiliated Music Publishers Limited1
  3. Feb 11, 1925Founded Founded1
  4. 1908Acquisition Acquired T.B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc.1

Sources

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