Background
Brown, John Richard was born on November 25, 1870 in at Brooklyn. Son of William and Isabel (Runciman) Brown.
Brown, John Richard was born on November 25, 1870 in at Brooklyn. Son of William and Isabel (Runciman) Brown.
Studied Columbia University. Master of Arts, University of Edinburgh, 1892, Doctor of Philosophy, 1895. Rochester Theological Seminary, 1895.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1895. Pastor various churches, Missouri, Rhode Island and Connecticut, 1895-1919. Professor Old Testament, Rochester (New York) Theological Seminary, since 1919.
Married Gertrude Marion Rowley, December 22, 1896.