Bennett, Sanford Fillmore, 1836-1898

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1836

Death 1898

Biographical notes:

Editor, songwriter, physician.

From the description of Letter to Robert B. Prescott, 1883 March 20. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 48926453

S. Fillmore Bennett was a physician and lyricist, best known for his popular hymn, "The Sweet By and By," for which J. P. Webster wrote the music. The chorus of this piece is as follows In the Sweet By-and-ByWe shall meet on that Beautiful Shore-In the Sweet By-and-By,We shall meet on that Beautiful Shore.

Bennett copied the song for H. A. Lorberg on April 20, 1892.

From the guide to the S. Fillmore Bennett Manuscript, 1892, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)