Frederick A. Fillmore
{{short description|American composer and music publisher}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = Frederick Augustus Fillmore (page 279 crop).jpg
| caption = Frederick A. Fillmore, circa 1914
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1856|05|15}}
| birth_place = Paris, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1925|11|16|1856|05|15}}
| death_place = Terrace Park, Ohio, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Composer, music publisher
| spouse = Laura Fillmore
}}
Frederick Augustus Fillmore (May 15, 1856 – November 16, 1925) was an American composer and music publisher, and the co-founder of the Fillmore Music House.
Composer and publisher
Fillmore was the vice-president of the Fillmore Music House which he co-founded with his brother, James H. Fillmore, in 1874 in Cincinnati, Ohio.{{Cite web |last=Segal |first=Alfred |date=December 20, 1951 |title=Fillmore Music Shop Sold to New York Firm |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/762790723/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Cincinnati Post |page=30 |language=en}} He was the composer of over 200 church hymns and the editor of two hymnals published by the firm.{{Cite web |date=November 16, 1925 |title=Life's Score: Finished By Fillmore |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/99989398/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Cincinnati Enquirer |page=22 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Fred A. Fillmore › Tunes {{!}} Hymnary.org |url=https://hymnary.org/person/Fillmore_Frederick |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=hymnary.org |language=en}}
At the time of his death, his most popular hymn was "Seeds of Promise" (1923), which was also published under its first line "O Scatter Seeds of Loving Deeds". Fillmore co-wrote the song with gospel lyricist Jessie H. Brown.{{Cite web |title=Tune: [O scatter seeds of loving deeds] |url=https://hymnary.org/tune/o_scatter_seeds_of_loving_deeds_fillmore |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Hymnary.org |language=en}} According to the Hymnary.org website, it is included in 59 different church hymnals.{{Cite web |title=Fred A. Fillmore › Tunes {{!}} Hymnary.org |url=https://hymnary.org/person/Fillmore_Frederick |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=hymnary.org |language=en}}
Prohibitionist
Fillmore was a special contributor to "Fillmore's Prohibition Songs", a 224-page collection of patriotic songs published by the Fillmore Music House to provide music appropriate for prohibitionist meetings and campaigns.{{Cite web |title=Prohibition Literature |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/855561762/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Greene County Herald |page=4 |language=en |publication-date=July 9, 1909}}
In 1910 he made an unsuccessful run for Ohio state representative on the Prohibition Party ticket.{{Cite web |date=November 18, 1910 |title=Hunt and Edmonson Lead in Official Returns |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/761261412/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Cincinnati Post |page=10 |language=en}}
Personal life
A relative of Millard Fillmore, the 13th U.S. president,{{Cite web |date=December 25, 1925 |title=Weekly Bladen High School News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/669984949/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Bladen Enterprise |page=6 |language=en}} Frederick Fillmore was the superintendent of Franklin Community Sunday School in 1923.{{Cite web |date=April 22, 1923 |title=Terrace Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/34526541/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=Cincinnati Enquirer |page=85 |language=en}}
Fillmore died November 16, 1925, in Terrace Park, Ohio, following a hospital operation. He was survived by his wife, Laura, and their two sons and two daughters.
Publications
- Heart Songs: For Sunday Schools (Fillmore Brothers, Cincinnati, Ohio; New York 1893) [https://archive.org/details/heartsongsnewcol00fill]
- Songs of Rejoicing: a collection of new songs for the Sunday-school (Fillmore Brothers, Cincinnati, Ohio 1888) [https://archive.org/details/songsofrejoicing00fill]
References
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External links
- Seeds of Promise, Fillmore's most popular hymn: musical score and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx69XqG9878 performance]
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