T. Brigham Bishop

T. Brigham Bishop
Portrait of composer Thomas Brigham Bishop from the 1850s.
Short Name: T. Brigham Bishop
Full Name: Bishop, T. Brigham (Thomas Brigham), 1835-1905
Birth Year: 1835
Death Year: 1905

Thomas Brigham Bishop (June 29, 1835 - May 15, 1905) (usually referred to as T. Brigham Bishop) is best known as an American composer of popular music.

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Thomas Brigham Bishop (June 29, 1835 - May 15, 1905) (usually referred to as T. Brigham Bishop) is best known as an American composer of popular music. Various disputed claims have been made by Bishop and others that he authored, or at least contributed to the authorship of, a number of popular 19th-century songs, including John Brown's Body, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, and Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me. Bishop later had an infamous career as a bucket shop proprietor, among other schemes.
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