Background
Szlupas, John was born on March 8, 1861 in Lithuania, Russia. Son of Rochus and Anna (Vaitkus) Szlupas.
Szlupas, John was born on March 8, 1861 in Lithuania, Russia. Son of Rochus and Anna (Vaitkus) Szlupas.
Graduate Gymnasium, Courland, 1880. Studied law, Moscow University, 1880-1882, natural sciences and mathematics, University of Saint St. Petersburg. Doctor of Medicine, University Maryland, 1891.
Came to America, 1884. Ex-supreme medical examiner, Lithuanian Alliance of America. Founder 1st Lithuanian Church in New York City, 1885.
Introduced educational meetings among Lithuanians.
Emissary of Lithuanians in America to Lithuanian war refugees in Russia, 1917. Chairman 2d All-Lithuanian Conference, Stockholm, 1918.
Founder Swedish-Lithuanian Committee, Stockholm, 1918. Represented Lithuanians at Washington, 1918-1919, London, Paris, Riga, 1919.
Married Louisa Malinovski, September 30, 1885.