John Calder Brennan, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Calder Brennan
American historian
Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1908
Date of Death: 06-Feb-1996
Profession: historian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About John Calder Brennan
- John Calder Brennan (November 19, 1908 – February 6, 1996) was a Laurel, Maryland historian. A member of the class of 1930 at The Citadel, where he majored in English and History, Brennan retired as a personnel specialist for the Federal Reserve.
- He was a Laurel resident for more than 50 years and wrote a column on history and etymology for the Laurel Leader newspaper in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Considered a Booth scholar, Brennan wrote the article "John Wilkes Booth’s Enigmatic Brother Joseph", published in the Spring 1983 issue of Maryland Historical Magazine.
- Also among Brennan's works is The Three Versions of the Testimony in the 1865 Conspiracy Trial, published in 1983 and cited in the book Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- The Laurel Museum's research library is named after Brennan, whose works are among its major holdings.
- A World War II veteran who served as a Major in the U.S.
- Army Air Corps, Brennan is interred at St.
- Lawrence Cemetery in Sumter County, South Carolina.
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