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Thomas Hastings (March 11, 1860 – October 22, 1929) was an American architect, a partner in the firm of Carrère and Hastings (active 1885–1929).
Thomas Hastings (15 October 1784 – 15 May 1872) was an American composer, primarily an author of hymn tunes of which the best known is "Toplady" for the hymn Rock of Ages. He was born to Dr. Seth and Eunice (Parmele) Hastings in Washington, Connecticut.
Thomas Hastings was a prominent Beaux-Arts architect who founded Carrère & Hastings with John Merven Carrère. He designed many landmarks in New York, Washington, and London, and served on the Commission of Fine Arts from 1910 to 1917.
Thomas Hastings. Full Name: Hastings, Thomas, 1784-1872. Birth Year: 1784. Death Year: 1872. Hastings, Thomas, MUS. DOC., son of Dr. Seth Hastings, was born at Washington, Lichfield County, Connecticut, October 15, 1784. In 1786, his father moved to Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y.
Thomas Hastings (1784-1872) is generally remembered as a compiler and composer of hymn tunes and anthems, but rarely is he spoken of as a prolific writer of hymn texts.
"Rock of Ages" is usually sung to the hymn tune TOPLADY by Thomas Hastings as revised by Lowell Mason or REDHEAD 76, also called PETRA (after Peter being referred to as the Rock by Christ), by Richard Redhead.
Born: October 15, 1784, Washington, Connecticut. Died: May 15, 1872, New York City. Buried:Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Biography. Thomas was the son of Seth Hastings and Eunice Parmelee, and husband of Mary Seymour. He grew up a farm boy, walking six miles to school in the winter.
