Background
Bethell, John Torrey was born on August 1, 1932 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Warren and Elizabeth Torrey (Johnson) Bethell.
Bethell, John Torrey was born on August 1, 1932 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Warren and Elizabeth Torrey (Johnson) Bethell.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1954.
Reporter, editor, Essex County Newspapers, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1949-1954; editor, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York City, 1955-1966; editor, Harvard Magazine, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1966.
Member Harvard Pierian Foundation. Member Trustees of the Charity of Edward Hopkins. Member Massachusetts History Society, Signet Associations, Phi Beta Kappa (president Alpha chapter).
Married Helen Marie Delage, October 13, 1962. Children: Sara Torrey, Hugh Rhys, Thomas Burke.