Philologus Loud

Biography

Philologus Loud was one of the three 'Loud brothers' -- with Joseph and John Loud -- who were Philadelphia piano-makers and uncles of Thomas C. Loud. A correspondent of the Maryland Historical Society told Spillane the brothers were sons of a man from Maidstone, Kent, England, who wrote a tract titled 'Loud on Infant Baptism.' It is not established whether the brothers emigrated from London together or separately, before 1824. Philologus Loud was one of the four sons of the emigrant Loud who composed the original firm of Loud Brothers, Philadelphia piano makers, as recalled by family acquaintance W. After the firm's collapse, reportedly following a failed North Carolina gold-mine investment, Philologus removed to Macon, Georgia, and subsequently died in Albany, in that state. Philologus Loud was taken into partnership with his brothers Thomas and John Loud in Philadelphia in 1822, at which point the firm took the name Loud Brothers. Under this name the firm became, by 1824, the most extensive piano-making concern in the country.

Highlights

• Joined brothers Thomas and John as a partner in 1822, giving rise to the firm name Loud Brothers.
• One of four brothers composing the Loud Brothers piano firm of Philadelphia
• Removed to Macon, Georgia and later died in Albany, Georgia
• One of the 'Loud brothers' of Philadelphia, uncle of Thomas C. Loud
• According to a correspondent, son of a writer/clergyman from Maidstone, Kent, England

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), pp. 112, 117, 179.

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