Charles Farwell Edson (April 3, 1864 – August 7, 1936) was an American composer. His work was part of the music event in the art competition at the

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. He was the nephew of prominent Chicago businessman

John V. Farwell John Villiers Farwell Sr. (July 29, 1825 – August 20, 1908) was an American merchant and philanthropist from New York City. Moving to Chicago, Illinois at a young age, he joined Wadsworth & Phelps, eventually rising to be senior partner at John ...

and

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, as well as the first cousin of

Anna de Koven Anna de Koven (''née'' Farwell; November 19, 1862 – January 12, 1953) was an American novelist, historian and socialite. The wife of composer Reginald de Koven, she published her works as Mrs. Reginald de Koven. Career Anna Farwell was ...

and

Rose Farwell Chatfield-Taylor Rose Farwell Chatfield-Taylor (March 7, 1870 – April 5, 1918) was an American sportswoman, bookbinder, suffragist, and socialite, and co-founder of a golf club in Illinois named Onwentsia. Early life Rose Farwell was born a twin in Lake Fore ...

. He married

Katherine Philips Edson Katherine Philips Edson (January 12, 1870 – November 5, 1933) was an American reformer and social activist who had a key role in changing the labor conditions in California and across the nation. Biography Katherine Philips was born in Ohio in 1 ...

, and they had a son, Charles Farwell Edson, Jr.

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1864 births 1936 deaths American male composers Olympic competitors in art competitions People from San Francisco {{US-composer-stub