James Austin Butterfield, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Austin Butterfield
American composer
Date of Birth: 18-May-1837
Date of Death: 06-Jul-1891
Profession: composer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About James Austin Butterfield
- James Austin Butterfield (May 18, 1837 – July 6, 1891) was an American composer.
- His best-known composition is When You and I Were Young, Maggie, first published in 1866 (lyrics by George W.
- Johnson).
- Butterfield was born in England in 1837 and emigrated to the United States in 1856.He was also the second president of the Music Teachers National Association, in 1878.James A.
- Butterfield died in Chicago, Illinois and is buried in Graceland Cemetery.
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