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J. H. T. (John Hanson Thomas) McPherson
1865–1953
A longtime University of Georgia historian, he wrote with the clarity of a teacher and the curiosity of a scholar. He is best known today for History of Liberia, an early concise study of Liberia’s founding and development.
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History of Liberia Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
by J. H. T. (John Hanson Thomas) McPherson
About the author
Born in 1865, John Hanson Thomas McPherson became a historian and educator whose career was closely tied to the University of Georgia. Archival records identify him as Dr. John Hanson Thomas McPherson and describe a long academic life that included personal papers, lecture notes, correspondence, scrapbooks, and other materials preserved by the university.
McPherson is especially associated with History of Liberia, published in 1891 while he was connected with Johns Hopkins University. The book presents a compact historical account of Liberia and remains the work most commonly linked to his name in library and public-domain records.
Records gathered by archival and authority sources also note that he served as head of the History Department at the University of Georgia from 1898 to 1940. He died in 1953, leaving behind a body of work rooted in history, education, and public life.