Alexander Muir

Alexander Muir
Born(1830-04-05)5 April 1830
Lesmahagow, Scotland
Died26 June 1906(1906-06-26) (aged 76)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materQueen's College
OccupationsSongwriter, poet, school headmaster
Military career
AllegianceCanada
BranchCanadian Militia
Service years1861–1867
RankPrivate
Unit2nd Queen's Own Rifles
ConflictsFenian raids

Alexander Muir (5 April 1830 – 26 June 1906) was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster. He was the composer of "The Maple Leaf Forever", which he wrote in October 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.