Background
Beecher, John was born on January 22, 1904 in New York City. Son of Leonard Thurlow and Isabel (Garghill) Beecher.
Beecher, John was born on January 22, 1904 in New York City. Son of Leonard Thurlow and Isabel (Garghill) Beecher.
Student Virginia Military Institute, Cornell Univercity. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Alabama, 1925. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1930.
Postgraduate Harvard, U. North Carolina.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Illinois College, Jacksonville, 1948.
Steel worker, Birmingham, Alabama, 1918-1919, 20-21, 23-24, 28-29. Instructor English, Dartmouth, 1927, University of Wisconsin, 1929-1933. Administrator federal government agencies in South, 1934-1942.
Staff writer New York Post, 1943.
Chief editor National Institute Social Relations, 1946-1947. Member of faculty San Francisco State College (now U.), 1948-1950, 77-80.
Lecturer English, Arizona State University, 1959-1961. Poet in residence U. Santa Clara (California), 1963-1965.
Visiting professor Miles College, 1966-1967.
Poet in residence North Shore Community College, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1969-1971, Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1970. Visiting scholar Duke, 1973-1975. Nationwide poetry readings, 1963-1979.
Operator Rampart Press, 1958-1963.
Member of faculty San Francisco State College (now U.), 1948-1950, 77-80. Served as officer United States Merchant Marine, 1943-1945. Fellow Fund Advancement Education, 1951-1952.
Married Barbara Marie Scholz, August 16, 1955. Children (by 2 previous marriages): David, Leonard, Joan (Mistress J. Eichrodt), Michael, Thomas Edward.