Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Walbridge, Arthur Dewey

WALBRIDGE, Arthur Dewey, musical composer, b. in Gaines, Orleans co., N. Y., 10 April, 1843; d. in Rochester, N. Y., 14 Dec., 1872. After graduation at Princeton in 1867 he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1871, and practised in Rochester. He was the author of the words and music of several popular songs, including “Now I lay me down to Sleep” (1866); “Sleeping where the Daisies grow” (1870); “Baby meets me on the Stairs” (1871); and college songs.