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Known for. Wrote the lyrics for "Home on the Range". Brewster Martin Higley VI, MD (November 30, 1823 – December 9, 1911) was an otolaryngologist who became famous for writing "My Western Home".
- November 30, 1823, Rutland, Ohio, US
- Wrote the lyrics for "Home on the Range"
- December 9, 1911 (aged 88), Shawnee, Oklahoma, US
- Otolaryngologist
Brewster M. Higley (also spelled Highley) of Smith County, Kansas, wrote the lyrics as the poem "My Western Home" in 1872 or 1873, with at least one source indicating it was written as early as 1871. On June 30, 1947, "Home on the Range" became the Kansas state song.
- Western folk song
- Brewster M. Higley
Overview. "Home on the Range" stands as one of the best-known and loved songs of the American West. The lyrics originated as the poem "My Western Home" by Kansas homesteader Dr. Brewster M. Higley VI. Higley wrote the lines in the 1870s to celebrate the beauty of his surroundings on the Great Plains.
Dr. Brewster M. Higley VI, originally of Rutland, Ohio, was an otolaryngologist who moved from Indiana to Smith County in 1871 under the Homestead Act. at first Higley lived in a one-room dugout on his homestead 14 miles northwest of Smith Center, where he soon became a county officer.
Brewster M. Higley. Brewster Martin Higley VI, MD (November 30, 1823 – December 9, 1911) was an otolaryngologist who became famous for writing "My Western Home". Originally written in 1871 or 1872 and published under the title "My Western Home" in the Smith County Pioneer in the fall of 1873, possibly December, this poem later became the ...
Feb 1, 2023 · It was written by otolaryngologist Dr. Brewster M. Higley in the early 1870s after he had moved from Indiana to Smith County, Kansas. He was inspired by his new surroundings and penned an ode to ...
Beginning. History. Lyrics. References. Other websites. Home on the Range. " Home on the Range " is a classic western folk song. It is sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. The lyrics were first written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley of Smith County, Kansas. He wrote them in a poem called "My Western Home" in 1872.
