James Lord Pierpont ,

James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) was an American songwriter, composer, arranger, and organist best known for writing 'Jingle Bells' in 1857, originally titled 'The One Horse Open Sleigh.' Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to abolitionist minister John Pierpont, he pursued adventures including the California Gold Rush, served as a Confederate soldier during the Civil War, and worked as a church organist in Savannah, Georgia.[1][2][4]