Author

Benjamin R. Hanby

1833–1867 · Rushville, Ohio · United States

The eldest of eight children of a United Brethren bishop, Hanby grew up in Westerville, Ohio, in a house that sheltered people escaping slavery on the Underground Railroad. He graduated from Otterbein and became a United Brethren minister, later editing for a Cincinnati music publisher. Tuberculosis took him at thirty-three. His songs include "Up on the Housetop" and "Who Is He in Yonder Stall."

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Lived

1833–1867

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