Septimus winner biography

American songwriter (1827–1905)

This article is about Septimus Winner, who wrote some of his songs under the name of Alice Hawthorne. For Alice Hawthorne who was the victim of U.S.

domestic terrorism, see Centennial Olympic Park bombing.

Septimus Winner (May 11, 1827 – November 22, 1905)^{[citation needed]} was an American songwriter of the 19th century.

He used his own name, and also the pseudonymsAlice Hawthorne, Percy Guyer, Mark Mason, Apsley Street, and Paul Stenton. He was also a teacher, performer, and music publisher.

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Biography

Winner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the seventh child to Joseph E. Winner (an instrument maker specializing in violins) and wife Mary Ann. Mary Ann Winner was a relative of Nathaniel Hawthorne, hence Septimus' use of the Hawthorne name as part of his pseudonym Alice Hawthorne.

Winner attended Philadelphia Central High School. Although largely self-taught in the area of music, he did take le