Background
Ezell, John Samuel was born on March 9, 1917 in Louisville. Son of Samuel Jones and Grace (Hicks) Ezell.
Ezell, John Samuel was born on March 9, 1917 in Louisville. Son of Samuel Jones and Grace (Hicks) Ezell.
Bachelor, Wake Forest College, 1938. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1947.
Faculty Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1947-1948. Member faculty University Oklahoma, 1948-1987, professor history, 1959-1965, chairman department, 1962-1965, David Ross Boyd professor history, 1965-1987. Dean University Oklahoma (College Arts and Sciences), 1965-1973.
Curator Western history collections, 1974-1986. Summer school teacher Howard College, 1947, Wake Forest College, 1961. Consultant Pan American Petroleum Company, Service Pipe Line Company.
Member University advisory council for Institute Life Insurance, 1967-1978. Member American, Southern history associations, Organization American Historians, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Martha Jean McLean, February 17, 1945. Children– John McLean, Margaret Jean.