Barrows, John Henry, 1847-1902
Variant namesAmerican author and historian.
From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367396091
John Henry Barrows was born in Medina, Michigan in 1847. He studied at Olivet College, Yale Divinity School, Union Theological Seminary, and Andover Theological Seminary before being ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1875. In 1881, he became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago. In 1893, he organized the World's Parliament of Religions in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Elected President of Oberlin College in 1889, he served three years, dying suddenly of pneumonia in 1902.
From the description of Papers, 1889-1905. (Oberlin College Library). WorldCat record id: 25029717
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| associatedWith | Aylesworth, Barton Orville, 1860-1933. | person |
| correspondedWith | Barrows family. | family |
| associatedWith | Barrows, Mary Eleanor. | person |
| correspondedWith | Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893 | person |
| associatedWith | Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912. | person |
| associatedWith | Clapp, William Warland, 1826-1891 | person |
| associatedWith | Conner, Charles Chambers. | person |
| correspondedWith | Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 | person |
| associatedWith | Metcalf, Irving Wight, 1855-1938. | person |
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| associatedWith | Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 | person |
| associatedWith | Rosenstock, Fred A., b. 1895 | person |
| associatedWith | Russell, Howard H. (Howard Hyde), 1855-1946. | person |
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Birth 1847
Death 1902
