Martin, Samuel Wesley 01/20/1839 - 11/07/1926

Samuel Wesley Martin, born on January 20, 1839 in Plainfield, Illinois, was for many years a teacher of school music, singing, harmony, counterpoint, music composition and choral conducting. The author of nearly 100 solo songs and vocal quartets, he also edited several collections of songs for use in singing schools, choirs, social circles, music conventions and singing clubs: ''The Festival Chimes'', 1863; ''The Cluster'', 1873; ''The Welcome Hour'', 1877. After a successful period on the faculty of Wheaton College in the 1880s, he continued to devote himself to school music and conducted music conventions, mainly in Illinois and neighboring states, before moving to California. S. Wesley Martin died on November 7, 1926 in Yountville, California.