John Henry Hopkins, Jr. (composer, “We Three Kings”)

John Henry Hopkins, Jr. was an American clergyman and hymn composer, known best for writing "We Three Kings" and "Gather Around The Christmas Tree". A collection of his compositions, "Carols, Hymns and Songs" was published in 1872 and reprinted in 2010.
b.: Oc­t. 28, 1820 in Pitts­burgh, PA.
d.: Au­g. 14, 1891 in Hud­son, NY.
His father John Henry Hopkins Sr. (Jan. 30, 1792 - Jan. 9, 1868) was the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont and was the eighth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.