Background
McManus, Harold Lynn was born on September 27, 1919 in Sanford, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Burch and Mary Elizabeth (Glass) McManus.
clergyman church history educator
McManus, Harold Lynn was born on September 27, 1919 in Sanford, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Burch and Mary Elizabeth (Glass) McManus.
Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest College, 1941; Master of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1944; School of Theology and Ministry, Yale, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1953.
Ordained to ministry, Baptist Church, 1944; pastor in, Connecticut and Georgia, 1944-1948; instructor, Wake Forest College, summer 1948; associate professor church history Roberts department Christianity, Mercer U., 1949-1953; Roberts professor church history, Mercer U., 1953-1985; chairman, Mercer U., 1963-1983.
Served as chaplain United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Captain Reserve; Member American History Association, American Association of University Professors, American Society Church History, Blue Key, Scabbard and Blade, Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha.
Married Louise Virginia Paschall, December 28, 1946. Children— Harold Lynn, Kermit Neal, Marcia Louise.