Background
Minot, John Clair was born on November 30, 1872 in Belgrade, Maine, United States. Son of George Evans and Effie (Parcher) Minot.
Minot, John Clair was born on November 30, 1872 in Belgrade, Maine, United States. Son of George Evans and Effie (Parcher) Minot.
10th in descent from George Minot who came from England to Dorchester in 1630. Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin College, 1896, honorary Doctor of Letters, 1925.
1 son, John Hallowell. Was associate editor of Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, 1897-1909, Youth’s Companion, Boston, 1909-1918, with cinema work of Young Men's Christian Association in France, 1918-1919. Literature editor Boston Herald, 1919-1938.
Lecturer on current literature, Boston University, 1920-1926.
Member Delta Kappa Epsilon (president 1935). In; member of the board overseers Bowdoin College. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Marion Bowman, February 20, 1912.