| John Marsh | |
| Honorific Prefix: | The Rev. Professor |
| Honorific Suffix: | CBE |
| Birth Date: | 1904 11, df=y |
| Education: | The Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells |
| Alma Mater: | University of Edinburgh, Mansfield College, Oxford |
| Occupation: | Christian minister, theologion, academic |
| Children: | 3 |
The Reverend Professor John Marsh CBE, MA, DPhil (5 November 190426 January 1994) was a theologian, Congregational (later United Reformed) minister and college principal.[1] He was principal of Mansfield College, Oxford from 1953 to 1970 leading it during its transition to a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford.
Marsh grew up in East Grinstead, West Sussex attending The Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells. He went on to graduate in philosophy at Edinburgh University.[1]
Marsh had various posts including the first Professor of Christian Theology at Nottingham University before being appointed principal at Mansfield College, Oxford in 1953 where he remained until 1970.[2]
Marsh was married to Gladys Marsh for 59 years with whom he had three children.