Background
Severn, Edmund was born on December 10, 1862 in Nottingham, England. Son of Edmund and Elizabeth (Thornton) Severn.
Severn, Edmund was born on December 10, 1862 in Nottingham, England. Son of Edmund and Elizabeth (Thornton) Severn.
Brought to the United States, 1866. Public school education, Hartford, Connecticut. Studied violin with father, Franz Milcke, Bernhard Listemann and Emanuel Wirth, composition with Philip Scharwenka and George West. Chadwick.
Composer orchestral, chamber, choral, instrumental and vocal music Home: 1063 Franklin Saint, Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts
Married Minna Sites, May 1900 (died October: 1925). Married second, Marion Burt Woodsum, February 7, 1927.