Background
He was born in London in 1813, and became a popular composer of songs, ballads, and duets.
He was born in London in 1813, and became a popular composer of songs, ballads, and duets.
Glover was brother to Charles William Glover. The Monks of Old (1842), What are the Wild Waves Saying (1850), Excelsior, and Songs from the Holy Scriptures illustrate the range and taste of the fourteen or fifteen hundred compositions Glover presented to the public from 1847 until his death, on December 7, 1870, at the age of 57.