John Baldwin was an American educator, and the founder of Baldwin Institute (later Baldwin University) in Berea, Ohio

Berea, Ohio

- History :The first European settlers were originally from Connecticut. Berea fell within Connecticut's Western Reserve and was surveyed and divided into townships and ranges by one Gideon Granger, a gentleman who served as Postmaster General under President Thomas Jefferson...

, which would eventually merge into Baldwin–Wallace College

Baldwin–Wallace College

Baldwin–Wallace College is a liberal arts college in Berea, Ohio, founded in 1845. It is home to the Riemenschneider-Bach Institute and the Baldwin–Wallace Conservatory of Music, an internationally renowned music school. The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Students receive a...

. He was also the founder of Baker University

Baker University

Baker University is a private, residential university located in Baldwin City, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools...

 and Baldwin City, Kansas

Baldwin City, Kansas

Baldwin City is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States about south of Lawrence and west of Gardner. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,515. It is part of the Lawrence, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, and contributed money to start schools in Bangalore, India that are today called Baldwin Boys High School

Baldwin Boys High School

Baldwin Boys' High School founded in 1800's, is one of the oldest and prestigious schools in Bangalore, India."Integretas et Veritas", meaning Righteousness and Truth, are the watchwords of the institution...

 and Baldwin Girls High School

Baldwin Girls High School

Baldwin Girls High School , founded in 1880, is one of the oldest schools in Bangalore India.Baldwin Boys High School is the sister school of Baldwin Girls High School.'Loyalty and Service' is the school's motto...

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Born in Connecticut, Baldwin originally was a teacher in Maryland and Connecticut before moving to Ohio in the late 1820s.