Which of these was a 19th century Black British composer?

Although Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was called after the famous poet with whom he nearly shares his name, there was no family relationship (though his father's surname was Taylor), and it stems from the fact that his mother admired the poet's work.

He was the illegitimate child of an English woman, Alice Hare-Martin (who was to outlive him by over 40 years) and a doctor from Sierra Leone named Daniel Taylor, a descendant of slaves. For the times, Alice's family seem to have been remarkably tolerant and accepting - it's worth noting that her own parents were not married.

Young Samuel showed precocious musical talent, and entered the Royal College of Music at the age of 15. Originally he trained as a violinist but then turned to composition. Probably his most famous work was a trio of cantatas based on Longfellow's epic "Hiawatha" poem, which fascinated him. His most enduring work has proven to be the one entitled "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast". He was also hugely popular in the USA, where he was sometimes called the "African Mahler" and was received by President Roosevelt - a rare honour for a man of colour. However, despite the work's great popularity even in his lifetime, and the admiration expressed for him by fellow-composers (notably Elgar and Stanford) he benefited very little from it financially, and died of pneumonia aged only 37.

He had two children - a girl named Avril, and a boy named - yes - Hiawatha, both of whom pursued musical careers.