John Bard | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:John_Bard,_1893_crop.jpg) John Bard, 1893. | |
| President of the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1819 Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 1899 (aged 79) Washington DC |
| Spouse(s) |
Margaret Taylor Johnston
(m. 1849; died 1875)Annie Belcher
(after 1886) |
| Relations | Samuel Bard (grandfather) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Catherine Cruger Bard William Bard |
| Known for | Founding of Bard College |
John Bard (June 2, 1819 – February 12, 1899) was an American philanthropist who, along with his wife, Margaret Taylor Johnston, founded Bard College in New York, which was then known as St. Stephen's College, in order to train Episcopal Church ministers.