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John Willis Baer

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Dr. John Willis Baer (March 2, 1861 in Rochester, Minnesota[1]– February 8, 1931)[2] was an American official of the United Society of Christian Endeavor. President of Occidental College in Los Angeles (then a Presbyterian school) from 1906 to 1916.[3] In 1919 was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.[4]

References

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  1. ^ BAER, John Willis in Who's Who in America (1926 edition); p. 199; via archive.org
  2. ^ Death notice in The Pittsburgh Press
  3. ^ "Booker T. Washington's: A Fire for Learning | History Cooperative". 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ Proceedings of the 218th (2008) General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), p. 1484
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Religious titles
Preceded by
The Rev. J. Frank Smith
Moderator of the 131st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
1919–1920
Succeeded by
The Rev. Samuel S. Palmer