Background
Maccracken, John Henry was born on September 30, 1875 in Rochester, Vermont, United States. Son of Henry Mitchell and Catherine (Hubbard) Maccracken.
Maccracken, John Henry was born on September 30, 1875 in Rochester, Vermont, United States. Son of Henry Mitchell and Catherine (Hubbard) Maccracken.
Bachelor of Arts, New York University, 1894, Master of Arts, 1897. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Halle-Wittenberg, 1899. Doctor of Laws, Westminster College, 1903, New York University, 1915, Lehigh University, 1915, Pennsylvania College, 1915, Rutgers College, 1915.
The Doctor of Letters, University of Pennsylvania, 1924.
Doctor of Science, Lafayette College, 1926.
A. Ogden Butler fellow in philosophy, 1894-1895, instructor philosophy, 1896-1899, assistant professor, 1899, New York University. President and professor philosophy, Westminster College, Missouri, 1899-1903. Syndic and professor politics, New York University, 1903-1915, acting chancellor, 1910-1911.
President Lafayette College, 1915-1926.
Associate director American Council on Education, 1930-1934. Chairman International Student Service Conference, 1933.
Delegate President's Conference on Crisis in Education, 1933. Chairman finance committee, World Conference on Faith and Order.
Member provisional committee of the World Council of Churches.
Vice chairman National Committee on Education by Radio, 1931-1934. Director Brunswick Site Company. Trustee H. Constable Estate.
Regional director South.A.T.C., 1918.
Delegate Lausanne Conference, 1927, Oxford and Edinburgh Conferences, 1937. President American Institute of Christian Philosophy.
Trustee, Alborz College, Teheran, Iran. Trustee American University (Cairo, Egypt).
Trustee Masters School (Dobbs Ferry, New York), 1929.
Elector, Hall of Fame. Vice-president for Manhattan, Huguenot Society of America. President Phi Beta Kappa Alumni of New York, 1929.
Member provisional committee of the World Council of Churches. Member Psi Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Kappa Phi Kappa fraternities. Clubs: University (New York).
Married Edith Constable, April. Children: Louise (Mistress Robert G. Olmsted), Constable.