Introduction

Biography

Henry was the son of Da­ni­el Ol­iv­er and Eli­za­beth Kem­ble, and hus­band of Sar­ah Cook.

He at­tend­ed the Bos­ton La­tin School, Phil­lips An­do­ver Aca­de­my, Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty, and Dart­mouth (gra­du­at­ed 1818). He re­ceived an hon­or­ary mu­sic de­gree from Har­vard in 1862, and from Dart­mouth in 1883.

He was a church or­gan­ist for 36 years, and taught school for 24.

He served as may­or of Sa­lem and Law­rence, Mas­sa­chu­setts, Ad­ju­tant Ge­ne­ral of Mas­sa­chu­setts (1844), and as Mas­sa­chu­setts State Trea­sur­er (1861–65).

Works

• National Lyre, with Tuck­er­man and Ban­croft, 1848
• Oliver’s Col­lect­ion of Hymn and Psalm Tunes, 1860
• Original Hymn Tunes, 1875