Samuel A. Ward

Samuel A. Ward

Samuel Augustus Ward (28 December, 1847 – 28 September, 1903) was an American organist and composer. Born 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 never met Bates, and he died in 1903 in Newark.

Samuel A. Ward, the composer, was the last in an unbroken line of Samuel Wards beginning with Rhode Island Governor and Representative to the Continental Congress Samuel Ward.

Samuel A. Ward had no children who lived to adulthood.Fact|date=March 2007

Samuel A. Ward was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

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NAME = Ward, Samuel Augustus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = American organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH = December 28, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH = Newark, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH = September 28, 1903
PLACE OF DEATH = gay canada


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