Patrick Gilmore
American composer
Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore was an Irish-born American composer and military bandmaster who lived and worked in the United States after 1848. While serving in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War, Gilmore wrote the lyrics to the song "When... Wikipedia
Born: December 25, 1829, Ballygar, Ireland
Died: September 24, 1892 (age 62 years), St. Louis, MO
Spouse: Ellen O'Neill (m. 1858)
Place of burial: Calvary Cemetery, New York, NY