Benjamin r hanby biography of michael

          Benjamin Hanby is known for being a composer, abolitionist, and conductor on the Underground Railroad along with his father, William Hanby.

        1. Song writer and minister of the United Brethren Church, Hanby was an Otterbein College graduate, class of , known throughout the world for the inspiring.
        2. Benjamin Russel Hanby was an American composer, educator, and pastor who wrote approximately 80 songs.
        3. Story holds bachelor and master degrees in Music Education from the University of Houston, where he served as assistant director of the UH Cougar Marching Band.
        4. Benjamin Russell Hanby was born in near Rushville, Ohio, the son of a minister involved with the Underground Railroad.

          5. Benjamin Russel Hanby was an American composer, educator, and pastor who wrote approximately 80 songs....

          Benjamin Hanby

          American composer (1833–1867)

          Benjamin Hanby

          Benjamin Russell (or Russel)[1]Hanby (July 22, 1833 – March 16, 1867) was an American composer, educator, pastor, and abolitionist.

          He is known for composing approximately 80 songs and hymns, most notably "Darling Nelly Gray" and the Christmas songs "Up on the Housetop", and "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas".[citation needed]

          Life and legacy

          Hanby was born in Rushville, Ohio, on July 22, 1833.[2] In 1849, he moved to Westerville to enroll at Otterbein University,[3] and was later involved in the Underground Railroad with his father Bishop William Hanby.[citation needed]

          In 1856, at what is now the national historic site the Hanby House,[4] Hanby composed the popular anti-slavery ballad "Darling Nelly Gray",[5] based on his encounter with Joseph Selby, a runaway slave from Kentucky who had died in the Hanbys' Rushville home.&#