# Sir Harold Boulton, 2nd Baronet

> Sir Harold Edwin Boulton, 2nd Baronet,, son of Sir Samuel Bagster Boulton, 1st Baronet of Copped Hall, born in Charlton then part of Kent, was an English baronet, songwriter, and philanthropist, most famously author of the lyrics to the "Skye Boat Song". He first became interested in Scottish folk songs as an undergraduate at Oxford.

*British songwriter (1859-1935)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1859-08-07
- **Died:** 1935-06-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Harold Boulton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Boulton)
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- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Harold_Boulton)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6ebbf220-baff-4c3b-8bac-925d4eb9901a)
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/474356)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7527034)

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