Oliver Holden (1765 - 1844)

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Oliver Holden (September 18, 1765 – September 4, 1844) was an American composer and compiler of hymns.

He was born in Shirley, Massachusetts. During the American Revolutionary War, he was a marine for a year (1782-1783) on the USS Deane, which returned to Boston with at least one British prize while he was in the crew. For his service, he received an annual pension.[1] A carpenter by trade, in 1786 he moved to Charlestown, Massachusetts, to help rebuild it after the war. A carpenter and rea ... (Read all)
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