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Emma Waldo Smith Marshall (granddaughter) Awards. Songwriters Hall of Fame (1970) Samuel Francis Smith (October 21, 1808 – November 16, 1895) was an American Baptist minister, journalist, and author. He is best known for having written the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (sung to the tune of "God Save the King"), which he entitled "America".
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
The ships made it to Jamestown on May 23rd to find only 60 starving colonists, and chose to abandon the colony. Patience and Deliverance (castaways from Bermuda and Sea Venture) Henry Bagwell. Mistress Maria Thorowgood Buck [additional citation (s) needed] Richard Buck. William Capps. Edward Eason. Mistress Eason.
Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895), American Baptist minister, journalist and author; wrote the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" Samuel Harrison Smith (printer) (1772–1845), American journalist and newspaper publisher, founded the National Intelligencer , 1800
Samuel Francis Smith: Samuel Francis Smith: 1828 Baptist minister, journalist, author, wrote lyrics of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" [11] — Guy L. Steele Jr. 1972 Computer scientist [64] — Julian Steele: 1925 Social worker and activist, Massachusetts' first African American town moderator, state agency head [65] Moorfield Storey: Moorfield ...
Joseph F. Smith. Lived: 13 November 1838 – 19 November 1918. Utah Territorial Legislature 1865–70, 1872, 1874, 1880, 1882. President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1901–1918. Son of Hyrum Smith and Mary Fielding (who remarried to Heber C. Kimball after Hyrum's death) half-brother of John Smith.
Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (Brentwood, New Hampshire, November 23, 1806; Deering, Maine, October 14, 1876) was a U.S. lawyer, legislator, and telegraph pioneer and financier. He was elected from the state of Maine to the United States House of Representatives to serve three terms from 1833 to 1839, and business partner of Samuel Morse .
The Adams family is an American political family of English origins in the United States most prominent between the late 18th century and the early 20th century. Based in eastern Massachusetts, they formed part of the Boston Brahmin community. The family traces to Henry Adams of Barton St David, Somerset, in England. [ 1 ]