James Lord Pierpont
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James Lord Pierpont was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, organist, and Confederate soldier. Pierpont wrote and composed "Jingle Bells" in 1857, originally titled "The One Horse Open Sleigh"
James Lord Pierpont
The commemorative plaque for James Lord Pierpont and his "Jingle Bells" in Savannah, Georgia, US
John Pierpont
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John Pierpont was an American poet, who was also successively a teacher, lawyer, merchant, and Unitarian minister. His poem The Airs of Palestine made him one of the best-known poets in the U.S. in hi
James Lord Pierpont
…performed and most recognizable songs in the world. James Lord Pierpont was born on April 25, 1822, in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, the Reverend John Pierpont (1785–1866), was a pastor of the Unitarian Hollis Street Church in Boston, an abolitionist and a poet. Robert Fulghum confused James with his father…
Photograph of Pierpont by Mathew Brady
John Pierpont in 1821 by Rembrandt Peale
Pierpont's lifelong friend, John Neal