Hubbard T. Smith

Hubbard T. Smith (b. Vincennes, 1854 – d. Genoa, Italy, February 10, 1903) – Singer, songwriter, pianist, and diplomat. Although known for his musical talent, Hubbard T. Smith chose a career in government service, moving to Washington, D.C. at age twenty-two. Nonetheless, he also became a popular performer and prolific songwriter, amassing over 250 titles (some of them published under his own name). Further, Smith’s “Listen to my Tale of Woe” was a popular song throughout the 1880s and 1890s. Throughout his government service, he was stationed in Turkey, Japan, and China. In fact, he was working as the Vice and Deputy Council to Cairo at the time of his death to cancer in 1903.