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| Short Name: | Harry Loper |
| Full Name: | Loper, Harry |
| Birth Year: | 1856 |
| Death Year: | 1930 |
Harry Loper was born William Harry Loper on March 20, 1856, the 10th of 11 children born to William S. Loper and Sarah Ann Wilden. He married Laura Clark on November 29, 1878 and had one daughter, Carrie. He and his small family were what was known as 'singing evangelists' and several times led worship for famed evangelist Billy Sunday. In news clippings, he is sometimes referred to as 'Rev. Harry Loper' or 'Prof. Harry Loper' although to date, no record has been found of him attending any kind of college or seminary. He died on January 5, 1930 and was buried in Harleigh Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey.
Wayne Loper (great-great-great nephew)
Tunes by Harry Loper (4) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| [How sweet the thought, while here below] | Harry Loper (Composer) | 2 | 33455 65335 42434 |
| [There's a secret we can know] | Harry Loper (Composer) | 2 | |
| [There's a wire from earth to heaven, and it reaches to the throne] | Harry Loper (Composer) | 3 | 55171 23317 61765 |
| [We are told of a home in that city above] | Harry Loper (Composer) | 9 | 12323 43455 53123 |
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