Background
Baer, John Willis was born on March 2, 1861 in on farm near Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Son of Anthony and Lucy (May) Baer.
Baer, John Willis was born on March 2, 1861 in on farm near Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Son of Anthony and Lucy (May) Baer.
Doctor of Laws, Wooster, 1906. Doctor of Letters, Princeton, 1916.
Engaged in journalism, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1879-1881. In grain and coal business, Minneapolis, 1881. Secretary World’s Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor, 1890-1900 (became honorary secretary).
Assistant secretary Board of Home Missions, Presbyterian Church in United States of America, 1900-1906. President Occidental College, 1906-1916. Vice president Union National Bank, Pasadena, 1917-1920.
Vice president Security-First National Bank, since 1920. Vice-moderator 127th General Assembly Presbyterian Church in United States of America and elected moderator 131st General Assembly, St. Louis, 1919. Home: Pasadena, Calif.
Married Lora B. VanDusen, July 22, 1884.