Martin, John Wynne, Dd

Martin, John Wynne, D.D.

a Presbyterian minister, was born in Ireland, and entered the ministry there. In 1837 he became principal of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Belfast, in 1840 of that at Dublin, and in 1846 returned to that at Belfast. In 1853 he sailed for America; in 1857 became rector at Doe Run, Pennsylvania; in 1880 professor in Lincoln University, and afterwards labored in the City Mission, N.Y., and as principal of the Beaver Academy, Pennsylvania. He died at Norristown, June 11, 1883. See Nevin, Presbyterian Encyclop. s.v.