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John Alfred Faulkner D.D. (14 July 1857 – 6 September 1931) was an American church historian and a Methodist minister. He was born at Grand Pré Nova Scotia graduated from Acadia College where he earned three degrees: A.B. 1878; A.M. 1890; D.D. 1902. In 1881 he earned his B.D. from Drew Theological Seminary. He also studied at Andover and at Leipzig. He served as a clergy person—ordained in 1883—in the Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.