BIO: John C. Leacock, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, pages 357-358.
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  Leacock, John C., is the son of James F. and Julia A. Leacock, and 
was born in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pa., on June 10, 1836.  In 
1837 his parents removed to a farm in Fairmount, Luzerne County, Pa., 
where he spent the years of his minority. His educational advantages, 
aside from the common school, comprise attendance at Dickinson 
Seminary, New Columbus Academy, and Wyoming Seminary.
  After leaving Wyoming Seminary he taught school several years, and 
had charge of a select school in Plymouth, Pa., when engaged by Dr. 
Clarke as supply for Stoddartsville charge. He was converted and joined 
the Church in 1856. Exhorter's license was given him by the Dunmore 
Quarterly Conference on March 21, 1863, Dr. George Peck presiding. On 
April 26, 1865, he went to Stoddartsville as supply pastor. After 
filling the appointment two Sundays he returned to Plymouth, and on May 
12, 1865, received local preacher's license from the Plymouth Quarterly 
Conference. After supplying Stoddartsville one year he joined the 
Conference in 1866, receiving deacon's orders in 1868, and elder's 
orders in 1870.
  On May 15, 1866, he married Miss Lydia Gordner, daughter of Daniel 
and Keturah Gordner, of Plymouth, Pa. One child has been born to them - 
Arthur G. He is a graduate of Syracuse University, received A.M. from 
Harvard in 1894, taught Greek in Wesleyan Academy at Wilbraham two 
years, pursued post-graduate work in Munich, Germany, and Harvard, and 
in 1898 received Ph.D. from Harvard. He is now Greek professor in 
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.
  In 1888 the Conference honored him by an election as delegate to 
General Conference.
  His pastoral record is as follows: 1866, Stoddartsville; 1867-68, 
Lehman; 1869-71, Lackawanna; 1872-73, Moscow; 1874-76, Wyoming; 1877-
79, Union; 1880-81, Cooperstown; 1882-84, Jermyn; 1885-90, Presiding 
Elder of Chenango District; 1891-95, Dunmore; 1896-97, Tunkhannock; 
1898-99, Dalton; 1900-01, Newark Valley; 1902-03, Alderson.