| Daniel B. Towner | |
| Birth Name: | Daniel Brink Towner |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | Longwood, Missouri |
| Burial Place: | Rosehill Cemetery |
| Occupation: | Composer |
| Signature: | Signature of Daniel Brink Towner (1850–1919).png |
Daniel Brink Towner (March 5, 1850 - October 3, 1919) was an American composer who held a Doctorate of music, and used his abilities to develop the music to several Christian hymns which are still popular today.[1]
Daniel B. Towner was born in Rome, Pennsylvania on March 5, 1850.[2] [3] He received his early musical training from his father, J. G. Towner. He later studied under John Howard, George Root and James Webb.[3]
Towner was the music director at Centenary Methodist Church, in Binghamton, New York (1870-1882); York Street Methodist Episcopal Church, in Cincinnati, Ohio (1882-1884); Union Methodist Episcopal Church, in Covington, Kentucky (1884-1885); and Moody Bible Institute, in Chicago, Illinois (1893-1919).
Daniel B. Towner died in Longwood, Missouri on October 3, 1919.[2] [3] [4] He was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
The American Temperance University in Harriman, Tennessee, awarded Towner a Doctorate of Music in 1900.[1] His musical works include: