Henry Edmond Pether (13 November 1867 - 7 February 1932) was an English songwriter and arranger.
He was born in Tottenham, London, and worked for many years as an employee of the music publishers, Francis, Day & Hunter, primarily as an arranger of songs, including traditional folk songs and shanties, for publication as sheet music.[1] [2] As a writer, his most successful songs included "Waiting at the Church" and "Poor John" (both with lyrics by Fred W. Leigh, sung by Vesta Victoria, 1906); and "The Seaside Posters Round the Home" (lyrics by Edgar Bateman, performed by Ernest Hastings, 1919).[1] He also produced orchestral arrangements for revues, including The Ragtime Revue (1912), and The Co-Optimists (1921).[2] Together with Bennett Scott, Worton David and others, Pether was one of the founders of the Performing Right Society, to ensure the fair distribution of copyright payments to songwriters.[3]
He died in Palmers Green, London in 1932, aged 64.[1]