George Duffield

George Duffield Jr. D.D. (September 12, 1818 – July 6, 1888) was an American Presbyterian minister and hymnodist.

He was born on September 12, 1818, the fifth such George Duffield. He was born to George Duffield IV, who was also a Presbyterian minister, and Isabella Graham Bethune Duffield. His grandfather was George A. Duffield III. His great-grandfather, George Duffield II, was chaplain to the Continental Congress. His great-great-grandfather George D. Dunfield was a native of Belfast. His brother was Colonel William Duffield, commander of the 9th Michigan volunteer Infantry Regiment.

He graduated from Yale College in 1837, the youngest in his graduating class, and the Union Theological Seminary in New York. He was a pastor from 1840 to 1869 at numerous cities including Brooklyn, New York; Bloomfield, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Adrian, Michigan; Galesburg, Illinois; Saginaw City, Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Lansing, Michigan. He married and had a son, minister Samuel Willoughby Duffield. He died on July 6, 1888, and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit.

Birth and Death Data: Died 1888

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

Notes: Often credited as George Duffield, Jr. He is the son of George Duffield, 1794-1867.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]723 7-in. 11/25/1902 Stand up for Jesus Choir [i.e., Choir of the Lombard Street Mission] ; Choir [i.e., Lyric Trio] Mixed vocal trio, with organ lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]723 10-in. 11/25/1902 Stand up for Jesus Choir [i.e., Choir of the Lombard Street Mission] ; Choir [i.e., Lyric Trio] Mixed vocal trio, with organ lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3201 10-in. 3/11/1901 Stand up! Stand up for Jesus! Lyric Trio Mixed vocal trio lyricist  
Victor A-1037 7-in. 2/17/1904 Stand up for Jesus Trinity Choir Chorus, with organ lyricist  
Victor B-1037 10-in. 6/24/1904 Stand up for Jesus Trinity Choir Chorus, with organ lyricist  
Victor B-3415 10-in. 5/25/1906 Stand up for Jesus Trinity Choir Chorus, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor E-3415 8-in. 5/25/1906 Stand up for Jesus Trinity Choir Chorus, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-20901 10-in. 10/19/1917 Stå upp, stå upp för Jesus Brooklyn Svenska Mans Kvartetten Male vocal quartet, with organ lyricist  
Victor BVE-82847 10-in. 7/31/1934 Stand up for Jesus Smith’s Sacred Singers Male vocal ensemble, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 3287 10-in. between January and November 1905 Stand up for Jesus Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with organ lyricist  
Columbia 78250 10-in. 1/9/1919 Stand up for Jesus Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Oscar Seagle Baritone vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia W140749 10-in. 7/3/1925 Stand up, stand up for Jesus Homer A. Rodeheaver Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh W80950 10-in. 6/1/1927 Stand up for Jesus Giddens Sisters Female vocal trio, with guitars lyricist  
OKeh W402487 10-in. 7/2/1929 Stand up for Jesus The Mountain Singers Male Quartet Male vocal quartet, with organ, celeste, and chimes lyricist  
Brunswick E15973-E15974 10-in. 6/15/1925 Stand up for Jesus Homer A. Rodeheaver Male vocal solo, with brass quartet and organ lyricist  
Brunswick E16017-E16018 10-in. 6/19/1925 Stand up for Jesus Homer A. Rodeheaver Male vocal solo, with brass quartet and organ lyricist  
Brunswick E21134-E21135 10-in. 1/6/1927 Stand up for Jesus Homer A. Rodeheaver Male vocal solo, with brass quartet, bells, and organ lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Duffield, George," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106043.

Duffield, George. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106043.

"Duffield, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106043

External Sources

Wikipedia: George Duffield Jr.

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Duffield, George, 1818-1888 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88667927

Wikidata: George Duffield Jr. - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5538654

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/6517275

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/238607 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/238607

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