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Source: Wikipedia Alington, Cyril Argentine b: October 22, 1872; Ipswich, Suffolkd: May 16, 1955; St. Weonard’s, Herefordshire Family Son of Rev. Henry Giles Alington, an Inspector of Schools and his wife Jane Margaret Booth Education Educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Oxford (BA 1895)A Fellow of All Souls’ College, Oxford (1895-1904)Assistant Master at Marlborough College (1896-99),…

Source: Wikimedia Commons Alford, Henry b: October 10, 1810; Londond: January 12, 1871; Canterbury Family Son of the Reverend Henry AlfordHis mother died in giving birth to him, and he was brought up in the family of his uncle, the Reverend Samuel AlfordHe married his cousin, Fanny Alford Education Educated at several schools and privately,…

Source: Presbyterian Heritage Center Alexander, James Waddell b: March 15, 1804; Hopewell Estate, Louisa County, Virginiad: July 31, 1859; Red Sweetsprings, Virginia Family Son of a Presbyterian minister, Archibald Alexander (1772-1851) and Janetta (née Waddell) Alexander (1782-1832) Education Educated at schools in Philadelphia, where his father was briefly a minister, and then at Princeton, where…

Source: hymnology.hymnsam.co.ukCecil Frances Alexander. Photograph by W&D Downey (c.1890) Alexander, Cecil Frances b: 1818, date unknown; Dublind: October 12, 1895; Derry Family & Marriage Daughter of Major John Humphreys, a distinguished former marine who had served in the Napoleonic WarsHer father became agent to the Earl of Wicklow in 1825Her family were closely associated with…

Source: Youtube Akers, Doris Mae b: May 21, 1922; Brookfield, Missourid: July 26, 1995; Minneapolis, Minnesota Highlights & Accomplishments Wrote her first song at age ten, and afterwards composed hundreds of gospel songs and hymns (some sources indicate 500)Had an active career as singer, choir director, songwriter, and recording artist although she had no formal…

Source: hymnary.org “Caricature from Vanity Fair, 28 February 1901” Ainger, Arthur Campbell b: July 4, 1841; Blackheath, Londond: October 26, 1919; Eton, Berkshire Education Studied at Eton and Trinity College in Cambridge Highlights & Accomplishments Taught as Classics Master in Eton (1864-1901)Author of Eton Songs (1901-2)Joint author with H. G. Winkle, M.A., of an English-Latin…