Background
Starr, John Thornton was born on August 4, 1939 in Baltimore. Son of John Thornton Senior and Ruth Elizabeth (Feustle) Starr.
Starr, John Thornton was born on August 4, 1939 in Baltimore. Son of John Thornton Senior and Ruth Elizabeth (Feustle) Starr.
AB, Johns Hopkins University, 1961; Master of Arts in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1972.
From instructor to assistant professor, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1967-1977; associate professor, U. Maryland., Baltimore, since 1977; associate vice president, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1985-1989. Consultant Department City Planning, Baltimore, 1971-1973, Maryland. Port Administration, 1977-1979, Constable, Alexander and Daneker, Baltimore, 1977-1978.
Fundraiser Joseph Richey Hospital, Baltimore, since 1991. Senior warden Cathedral ofIncarnation, Baltimore, since 1990. Fellow American Geographers (special events chair Mid-Atlantic Division 1991-1992).
Married Florence Geraldine Sabino, August 31, 1963 (divorced November 1978). Children: John Thornton III, Stephen Andrew. Married Susan Ann Heist, October 7, 1984.
1 child, Christina Marie.