John Gano
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John Gano (Hopewell Township, New Jersey on July 22, 1727 - August 10, 1804) was ordained as pastor of the Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Baptist Church on May 29, 1754. In 1760, he became the founding pastor of what became two years later the First Baptist Church in the City of New York, now located at the intersection of Broadway and 79th Street.
Gano was a soldier and a chaplain for the Continental Army, and is credited by his grandson with baptizing George Washington. He was chosen by General Washington to declare the official end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783. His descendants include billionaire Howard Robard Hughes, Jr., whose mother was Allene (Gano) Hughes; Admiral Roy Alexander Gano; Confederate States of America General Richard Montgomery Gano, and Union General Stephen Gano Burbridge.
[edit] External links
- several biographies of John Gano
- John Gano's Grave (better photo)
- Revolutionary War Chaplaincy
- Painting of John Gano Baptizing George Washington
- Time magazine article on 5 September 1932 about Gano baptizing Washington
- Rupert Hughes' rebuttal of the Gano baptism legend in Time magazine on 26 September 1932 (discussion)
- Franklin Steiner's refutation of the Gano baptism legend
[edit] References
- Gano, John. "A Chaplain of the Revolution: Memoirs of the Rev. John Gano." Historical Magazine, 5 (November 1861), pp. 330-335.
- Wolever, Terry. "The Life & Ministry of John Gano - Volume I." Springfield, MO: Particular Baptist Press, 1998.
