Background
John William French, Doctor of Divinity, was born November 9, 1809, son of Edmund French and Sarah Baldwin.
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John William French, Doctor of Divinity, was born November 9, 1809, son of Edmund French and Sarah Baldwin.
Doctor French graduated from Washington College (now Trinity College), Hartford Connecticut, in 1832, and from General Theological Seminary, New York City, New New York
He was appointed chaplain of the United States. House of Representatives on May 31, 1841, and was the first Episcopalian to hold this position. In 1856, Doctor French was named Chaplain of the United States. Military Academy, West Point New York, and concurrently Professor of Geography, History, and Ethics there. He served in those positions until his death.
He was the author of "Short Course of Instruction in the Practical Participant of Ethics", 1858.
And "Grammar: Participant of a Course on Language", 1865. Their daughter Mary French married American Painter, Sculptor and Professor John Ferguson Weir.
Doctor French died July 8, 1871 at West Point, and is buried at the United States. Military Academy cemetery.