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Samuel Lover (24 February 1797 – 6 July 1868), also known as "Ben Trovato" ("well invented"), was an Irish songwriter, composer and novelist, and a portrait painter, chiefly in miniatures. He was the grandfather of Victor Herbert. == Life == Lover was born at No. 60 Grafton Street, Dublin and went to school at Samuel Whyte's at No. 79, which now houses Bewley's Café. By 1830 he was Secretary of the Royal Hibernian Academy and living at No. 9 D'Olier... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Samuel Lover first charted in 1914 with The Girl I Left Behind Me.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.