1838–1933

Introduction

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Born: De­cem­ber 23, 1838, Wal­nut Grove, Il­li­nois.

Died: April 26, 1933.

Buried: Olio Town­ship Ce­me­te­ry, Eu­re­ka, Il­li­nois.

Biography

Radford was the son of Ben­ja­min John­son Rad­ford and Fran­ces Tay­lor Law­rence, and hus­band of Rho­da Jane Ma­ga­ri­ty of Eu­re­ka (mar­ried No­vem­ber 15, 1864).

He was edu­cat­ed at Eu­re­ka Col­lege, Illinois (AB, 1866). This school was al­so the al­ma ma­ter of U.S. Pre­si­dent Ron­ald Rea­gan.

Radford was a min­is­ter, col­lege teach­er and ad­min­is­trat­or, and ed­it­or of re­li­gious jou­rnals. He pub­lished a book of his poe­ms in 1883.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. In Ear­nest, Ten­der Plead­ing
  2. In Homes Where Pride and Splen­dor
  3. O Thou In­car­nate Word
  4. O Thou Who Giv­est Day by Day
  5. When Sor­row Bows the Bur­dened Heart

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