Background
French, John Stewart was born on December 31, 1872 in Jonesboro, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Lee McCarty and Mary (Stewart) French.
French, John Stewart was born on December 31, 1872 in Jonesboro, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Lee McCarty and Mary (Stewart) French.
Student Emory and Henry College, 1887-1891. Doctor of Divinity, Emory University, 1908.
Ordained Methodist ministry, 1893. Pastor Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1893. Liberty Hill, Virginia, 1894, Pocahontas, Virginia, 1894-1897, Tazewell, Virginia, 1897-1900, Abingdon, Virginia, 1901, Centenary Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1902-1906, First Church, Atlanta, Georgia., 1906-1910, McKendree Church, Nashville, Tennessee, 1910-1914, State Street Church, Bristol, 1914-1916, Church Street Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1916-1920 (part time on leave in France).
President of Emory and Henry, and Martha Washington Colleges, 1919-1922.
Pastor Knoxville District, 1922-1923, State Street, Bristol, 1923-1930, First Church, Memphis, 1930-1931, Highlands Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1931-1934, Riverside Park Church, Jacksonville, Florida, 1934-1936, State Street Church, Bristol, since 1936.
Member Judicial Council (Supreme Court) of Methodist Church since 1934. Served as regional secretary, Young Men's Christian Association, Brest, France, 1918-1919. Trustee Emory University, Emory and Henry College.
Member International Society of Theta Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Mason, Knights of Pythias. Club: Kiwanis (Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee).
Married Janie Preston Collup, October 2, 1895. Children: Allen Crockett, Elizabeth Stewart (Mistress L.C. Buchanan).