Samuel A. Ward

Samuel Augustus Ward (1847-1903) was an American organist and composer.

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1847 - 1903 - American - Organist - Composer

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Samuel Ward was born on December 28, 1847 in Newark, New Jersey. Ward studied music in New York and became an organist at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark in 1880. He is remembered for his hymn "Materna" (1882) which was used for the anthem "America the Beautiful", with words by Katharine Lee Bates. However, Ward and Bates never met. Samuel Augustus Ward died on September 28, 1903 in Newark, New Jersey.

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December 28 - 1847 - Newark, New Jersey - New York - Episcopal - 1880 - 1882 - America the Beautiful - Katharine Lee Bates - September 28 - 1903

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