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*The Federal Street Hymn was named after the street in Salem which his wife Sally (Cook) had grown up on. | *The Federal Street Hymn was named after the street in Salem which his wife Sally (Cook) had grown up on. | ||
*Oliver School in Salem was named for Henry Kemble Oliver. | *Oliver School in Salem was named for Henry Kemble Oliver. | ||
*He is buried in Broad Street Cemetery, with an unusual stone marker with piano keys etched in the stone. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1396011?locg=63 American Hymns Old and New] by Charles W. Hughes, p. 505. | [http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1396011?locg=63 American Hymns Old and New] by Charles W. Hughes, p. 505. | ||
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21457812/henry-kemble-oliver Henry K. Oliver] Find a grave | [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21457812/henry-kemble-oliver Henry K. Oliver] Find a grave | ||
Latest revision as of 10:38, 22 March 2023
- The hymn, Federal Street, was composed by Henry Kemble Oliver,(1800-1885) of Salem. He taught school in Salem from 1818-1842, and played organ first at St. Peter's Church and later at North Church.
- After serving as mayor in Lawrence, Mass. and a stint as state treasurer during the Civil War, he returned and was elected mayor of Salem for four years.
- He received honorary music degrees from Harvard in 1862, and from Dartmouth in 1883.
- He started two musical organizations in Salem, the Mozart Association and the Salem Glee Club. His collection of Original Hymn Tunes came out in 1875. He also published a Collection of Church Music (1860) and the National Lyre (1848).
- The Federal Street Hymn was named after the street in Salem which his wife Sally (Cook) had grown up on.
- Oliver School in Salem was named for Henry Kemble Oliver.
- He is buried in Broad Street Cemetery, with an unusual stone marker with piano keys etched in the stone.
See Also
Essex Institute Historical Collection "Origin of the hymn-tune Federal Street" Vol. 49, p. 184
American Hymns Old and New by Charles W. Hughes, p. 505.
Henry K. Oliver Find a grave
"A dedicated servant of state, two cities" Salem News, April 23, 2007, p. B5
Vertical File in Salem Collection - Federal Street Hymn
Vertical File in Salem Collection - Oliver, Henry K
