Lydia H. Tilton
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July 10, 1839
- journalist
- temperance activist
- teacher
- poet
- lyricist
Lydia H. Tilton | |
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| Born | Lydia Priscilla Heath July 10, 1839 |
| Died | July 26, 1915 (aged 76) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
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| Alma mater | New Hampshire Conference Seminary |
| Spouse |
Rufus Newell Tilton
(m. 1866; died 1901) |
| Children | 2 |
Lydia H. Tilton (née, Heath; July 10, 1839 – July 26, 1915) was an American journalist and temperance worker.[1][2] Also a poet, she was well known in literary circles.[3] "Old Glory", lyrics by Tilton, set to the tune of "Dixie", was the national song of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.).[4][5]
Lydia Priscilla Heath[6] was born in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, July 10, 1839. Her mother was Chloe (Blake) Heath (1800–1877). Her father was Abel Heath (1797–1852),[7] a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church,[1][2] who was known to the Methodists throughout New England. He died during a Session of Conference in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1852, leaving a widow and eight children. From this time, Lydia resided in Manchester, New Hampshire.[3]
She was educated in the public schools of Manchester, and in the New Hampshire Conference Seminary.
Career
Tilton taught in the latter school, and in Henniker Academy.[1][2][3]
In Manchester, on December 6, 1866, she married Rufus Newell Tilton (1840–1901),[7] and thereafter resided in Washington, D.C.,[1][2] as Mr. Tilton worked for the U.S. Treasury Department.[8][9] They had two daughters, Emma (b. 1872) and Anna (b. 1874).[8][7]
As a newspaper correspondent and as a writer of occasional poems, Tilton developed a large circle of literary friends.[1][2]
Tilton served as the Corresponding Secretary[10] and the Superintendent of Temperance Instruction of the Non-Partisan National Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Washington, D.C.[11] Subsequently, she served as the national legislative secretary of the Non-Partisan National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, being active in its work.[1][2]
Death
Lydia H. Tilton died in Washington, D.C., July 26, 1915.[8] Burial was at Arlington National Cemetery.[7]
