John Stafford Smith (1750-1836), Royal Somerset House & Inverness Lodge 4 of London, was the English composer who wrote the music for the US national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner." The popular belief is that Brother Smith originally wrote the song for the Anacreontic Society, a men's social club in London. There, it is said, "The Anacreontic Song" (or "To Anacreon in Heaven"), became a popular drinking song. Evidence suggests, however, Smith wrote the music prior to its use by the society, and it was originally used by an Irish Masonic orphans home as its song.
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