Background
Brown, John Eugene was born on July 3, 1931 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Clifford Leo and Edith Eunice (Bolinger) Brown.
minister social science educator
Brown, John Eugene was born on July 3, 1931 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Clifford Leo and Edith Eunice (Bolinger) Brown.
Bachelor, DePauw University, 1954. Bachelor of Divinity, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1957. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1959.
Doctor of Philosophy, Ball State University, 1970.
University chaplain's assistant, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1958-1960; assistant professor religion, Alma (Michigan) College, 1960-1964; minister Christian education, Grace Presbyterian Church, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 1964-1966; visiting assistant professor of history, Centre College of Kentucky, Danville, 1967; teaching assistant in history, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1967-1970; professor of history, philosophy and religion, Harford Community College, Bel Air, Maryland., 1970-1996; retired, 1996. Member Presbytery of Baltimore, 1970-1996, honorably retired, 1996.
Commissioner Historic Preservation Commission, Harford County, Maryland, 1994-1996. Board directors Museum Colquitt County History, History Society Colquitt County, Georgia, 1997-2001. Member Organization American Historians, Maryland History Society, Indiana History Society, History Society Harford County Maryland (president 1986-1988, George W. Archer lecturer 1994), St. Andrew's Society Baltimore, Baltimore Foreign Affairs Council, Kiwanis Club Moultrie Georgia (board directors, George F. Hixson fellow 1999) Bel Air American History Club (vice president 1985-1990).
Married Edith Ann Beer, June 5, 1953 (divorced May 1981). Children: Beth Ann Brown-Reinsel, Lisa Suzanne, Christine Louise Brown St. Ours, John Jefferson. Married Gloria Margaret Limberg Hastings, August 1, 1981.
3 stepchildren.