Background
Masland, John Wesley was born on May 15, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Wesley and Elizabeth (Stager) Masland.
Masland, John Wesley was born on May 15, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Wesley and Elizabeth (Stager) Masland.
Bachelor of Science, Haverford College, 1933. Master of Arts, Princeton, 1937, Doctor of Philosophy, 1938. Master of Arts (honorary), Dartmouth College, 1946.
Instructor, assistant professor, associate professor political science Stanford, 1938-1946. Professor government Dartmouth College, 1946-1968, department chairman government, 1955-1959, provost, 1959-1967. Adviser for education for India, Ford Foundation, 1967-1968.
Divisional assistant Department of State, 1942-1943.
Staff International Secretariat, United Nations Conference, San Francisco, 1945. Staff member, government section Supreme Commander Allied Powers, Tokyo, 1946.
Director studies National War College, 1950, 51, member board consultants, 1960-1963. Staff director African Study Committee, Edition and World Affairs, 1964-1965.
Member Hanover School Board, 1957-1960. Member American Political Science Association, Council Foreign Relations. Phi Beta Kappa.; Club: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Harriet Mary Gilbert, July 22, 1939 (deceased). Married second, Mary Sawyer Norton, June 19, 1950. Children: Joann Ellis, James Wesley, Thomas Norton, Andrew Tyson.