James Austin Butterfield

James Austin Butterfield (May 18, 1837 – July 6, 1891) was an American composer.

His best-known composition is When You and I Were Young, Maggie, first published in 1866 (lyrics by George W. Johnson).

Butterfield was born in England in 1837 and emigrated to the United States in 1856.

[4] James A. Butterfield died in Chicago, Illinois and is buried in Graceland Cemetery.

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