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William Tans'ur

1699 - 1783 Person Name: William Tansur Composer of "ST. MARTIN'S" in Pearls of Paradise William Tansur, b. about 1700, Dunchurch of Barnes; d. 1783, St. Neots Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908 Also known as Tansur; Tanzer; le Tansur

S. Parkman Tuckerman

1819 - 1890 Person Name: Samuel Parkman Tuckerman Composer of "FAITHFUL" in Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) Tuckerman, Samuel Parkman; b. 2/11/1819, Boston; d. 6/30/1890, Newport, R.I.; American organist and composer

John Palmer Reese

1828 - 1900 Person Name: J. P. Reese Composer of "NEWNAN" in The Sacred Harp John Palmer "Ripples" Reese was born in Jasper County, Georgia. After service in the Civil War as a member of the 37th Georgia Infantry, he spent most of his life as a composer and singing instructor in the Sacred Harp movement. He was a revisor for the 1859 edition of The Sacred Harp. He was president of the Chattahoochee Convention. Reese died in 1900, in Newnan, Georgia. Antonio Higgins

Timothy Swan

1758 - 1842 Composer of "CHINA" in The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal Timothy Swan, 1758-1842, hymntune composer

James P. Jewson

1825 - 1889 Person Name: J. P. Jenson Composer of "MERTON" in The Evangelical Hymnal Born: 1825, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Died: June 24, 1889, Coatham, Yorkshire, England.

John MacMillan

Composer of "[Vain man, thy fond pursuits forbear]" in The Gospel Trumpeter

Thomas Augustine Arne

1710 - 1778 Person Name: Dr. Arne Composer of "ARLINGTON" in Gold Tried in the Fire Dr. Thomas Augustine Arne was born March 12, 1710, in London; became early celebrated as a composer, and established his reputation by settling Milton's "Comus" to music - light, airy, and original; he composed many songs, and nearly all his attempts were successful; died March 5, 1778, aged 68. A Dictionary of Musical Information by John W. Moore, Boston: Oliver, Ditson & Company, 1876