Charles Edson

Charles Edson
Born(1863-04-03)April 3, 1863
San Francisco, California, United States
DiedAugust 7, 1936(1936-08-07) (aged 72)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationComposer

Charles Farwell Edson (April 3, 1863 August 7, 1936) was an American composer. His work was part of the music event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was the nephew of prominent Chicago businessman John V. Farwell and Senator Charles B. Farwell, as well as the first cousin of Anna de Koven and Rose Farwell Chatfield-Taylor. He married Katherine Philips Edson, and they had a son, Charles Farwell Edson, Jr.