Background
Focht, John Brown was born on July 20, 1851 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review David Henlein and Susan (Brown) Focht.
Focht, John Brown was born on July 20, 1851 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review David Henlein and Susan (Brown) Focht.
Bachelor of Arts, Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1874 (Doctor of Divinity, 1897). Graduate Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, 1877.
Ordained Evangelical Lutheran ministry, 1876. Teacher Pennsylvania State College, 1876-1877, Missionary Institute, Selinsgrove, 1877-1882, Pennsylvania College, 1882-1887. Pastor Lewistown, Pennsylvania, 1887-1894, Barren Hill, 1894-1899, Selinsgrove, 1899-1904.
President Susquehanna University, 1904-1905.
Pastor Southington, Connecticut, 1907-1917, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 1917. Professor of practical theology, Susquehanna University, since 1921.
Married Elizabeth Born, June 27, 1878.