John Brown

John Brown (1830–1922) was a British theologian, historian, and pastor.

Brown obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Doctor of Divinity and served as pastor of Bunyan Meeting in the town of Bedford, Bedfordshire in the Eastern part of England. He was the author of several oft referenced works on church history and theology, including an important biography of John Bunyan, subtitled His Life, Times and Work.

Personal life

Brown married Ada Haydon Ford (1837–1929) in 1859. Their children included Walter Langdon-Brown, the physician and professor of medicine; and Florence Ada Brown, a political activist combating poverty and eventual mayor of Cambridge, England. He is the grandfather of John Maynard Keynes.

Works

As Author

As Editor

• Life and Death of Mr. Badman and The Holy War by John Bunyan (1905)
• The Sermons of Thomas Adams: The Shakespeare of Puritan Theologians; A Selection