Charles Edson | |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Composer |
Birth Date: | 3 April 1863 |
Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, United States |
Death Place: | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States |
Charles Farwell Edson (April 3, 1863 - August 7, 1936) was an American composer. His work was part of the music event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the nephew of prominent Chicago businessman John V. Farwell and Senator Charles B. Farwell, as well as the first cousin of Anna de Koven and Rose Farwell Chatfield-Taylor. He married Katherine Philips Edson, and they had a son, Charles Farwell Edson, Jr.[1]