John Worthington Jeffries

Background

Jeffries, John Worthington was born on April 6, 1942 in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Worthington and Mary Ruth (Franklin) Jeffries.

Education

Bachelor, Harvard University, 1963; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1973.

Career

History instructor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1972-1973; from assistant professor to professor of history, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1973-1991; professor, chair, U. Maryland., Baltimore, since 1992. Consultant various presses and organizations.

Achievements

• John Worthington Jeffries has been listed as a noteworthy Historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Navy, 1963-1968. Member American History Association, Organisation American Historians, Academy Political Science, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Renate Spitzer, June 13, 1964. Children: Martha J. Crews, William W.

Father:

William Worthington Jeffries

Mother:

Mary Ruth (Franklin) Jeffries

Spouse:

Renate Spitzer

child:

William W. Jeffries

child:

Martha J. Crews Jeffries