Background
Meter, John Blackford Van was born on September 6, 1842 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Hurley and Johnetta (Blackford) V.
Meter, John Blackford Van was born on September 6, 1842 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Hurley and Johnetta (Blackford) V.
Graduate Male Central High School (now Baltimore City College), 1859. Honorary Master of Arts, Dickinson, 1868, Doctor of Divinity, 1872. Doctor of Laws, Goucher, 1914.
Admitted on trial Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1864. Ordained deacon, 1866, elder, 1868. Pastor Maryland. and New Jersey, 1864-1888, except 1872-1881, as chaplain United States Navy (resigned).
Professor philosophy, Goucher College, 1888-1914, dean 1892-1910, acting president, 1911-1913. Retired on Carnegie Foundation, August 31, 1914. Dean emeritus, Goucher College, also trustee.
Home: Baltimore, Maryland.
Married Lucinda Cassell, December 19, 1866 (died 1907). Children: Johnetta, Lydia.