Short Name: | I. Allan Sankey |
Full Name: | Sankey, I. Allan (Ira Allan), 1874-1915 |
Birth Year: | 1874 |
Death Year: | 1915 |
Ira Allan Sankey, 1874-1915
Born: August 30, 1874, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Died: December 30, 1915, United States.
Son of Ira Sankey, Allen studied civil engineering and architecture at Princeton University, graduating in 1897. In 1898, he became president of the Biglow & Main music publishers in New York City. He also served as vice-president of the Leeds and Catlin Phonograph Company, and on the Advisory Board of the Greenich Bank.
His works include:
The Male Quartette, with George Stebbins
Best Endeavor Hymns, with John Clements (New York: The Biglow & Main Co., 1907)
Hallowed Hymns, New and Old (Chicago, Illinois: The Biglow & Main Co., 1908)
Sources--
Hall, pp. 409-410
Music--
Cidenton
Go and Work!
Great Is His Mercy
Kept for Jesus
Lead Me
Lord, Send Us Forth
Never Give Up
Old Orchard
Year of Precious Blessings, A
--hymntime.com/tch
Hymnals by I. Allan Sankey (6) | As | Publication Year |
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Best Endeavor Hymns: especially for use in Christian endeavor societies, young people's meetings, Sunday schools, and general church work | I. Allan Sankey (Editor) | 1907 |
Gospel Tent Songs: Selected by F. H. Jacobs and I. Allan Sankey at the request of the Evangelistic Committee of Greater New York | I. Allan Sankey (Editor) | 1905 |
Hallowed Hymns, New and Old | I. Allan Sankey (Editor) | 1908 |
Hallowed Hymns: New and Old | I. Allan Sankey (Editor) | 1909 |
Hallowed Hymns, New and Old: for use in prayer and praise meetings, evangelistic services, sunday schools, young people's societies and all other departments of church work | I. Allan Sankey (Editor) | 1911 |
Standard Hymns and Spiritual Songs | Ira Allan Sankey (Editor) | 1917 |