Background
Sharpe, John C. was born on July 4, 1853 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Elder W. and Elizabeth (Kelso) Sharpe.
Sharpe, John C. was born on July 4, 1853 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Elder W. and Elizabeth (Kelso) Sharpe.
Graduate Cumberland Valley State Normal School, Shippensburg, 1874. Bachelor of Arts, University of Wooster, 1883, Master of Arts, 1887, Doctor of Divinity, 1898. Doctor of Divinity, Lafayette College, 1899.
Doctor of Laws, 1915.
Teacher public schools, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1871, 72, Glen Mills, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1874, Indiana (Pennsylvania) State Normal School, 1876-1878, California State Normal School, 1878-1879, University of Wooster, 1883-1884, Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, 1885-1898. Principal Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey, since 1898, headmaster emeritus since August, 1927.
Member Phi Beta Kappa. Member Headmasters Association.
Married Mary East. Reynolds, December 24, 1885.