Jeremiah O'Connor | |
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.jpg) O'Connor,c. 1880 | |
| 4th President of Boston College | |
| In office 1880–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Robert J. Fulton |
| Succeeded by | Edward V. Boursaud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1841-04-10)April 10, 1841 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | February 27, 1891(1891-02-27) (aged 49) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph's College |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1874 |
Jeremiah O'ConnorSJ (April 10, 1841 – February 27, 1891) was an AmericanCatholic priest andJesuit who served as thepresident ofBoston College from 1880 to 1884. Born inDublin, he emigrated to the United States as a boy and eventually studied atSaint Joseph's College. He entered theSociety of Jesus in 1860. In his later years, he served in parochial roles in New York City.
Jeremiah O'Connor was born on April 10, 1841, inDublin in theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His father died approximately one month before his birth.[1] He emigrated with his mother to the United States as a boy, settling inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended apublic high school and then enrolled atSaint Joseph's College.[2]
On July 30, 1860, O'Connor entered theSociety of Jesus,[3] and proceeded to the Jesuitnovitiate inFrederick, Maryland. He began hisregency atLoyola University in Maryland in 1863, and transferred toWoodstock College upon the opening of the school in September 1869.[2] In 1874, O'Connor wasordained apriest.[4]
In 1876, after completing his studies andtertianship,[4] O'Connor went toBoston College, where he taughtrhetoric. In 1878, he also became an assistantparish priest at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in theSouth End ofBoston.[5][6] He became known as a skilledpreacher.[6]
Theprovincial superior unexpectedly appointed O'Connor to replaceRobert J. Fulton as thepresident of Boston College on January 11, 1880.[5] During his presidency, O'Connor was also thepastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.[7] O'Connor professed hisfourth vow on August 15, 1880.[3] During his presidency, the school magazine,The Stylus, was published for the first time in 1883.[8] That year, the school's athletic association was created, which organized the first sports teams.Baseball was the first team fielded, followed by atrack team. On July 31, 1884, O'Connor was succeeded as president byEdward V. Boursaud.[9]
In 1884, O'Connor became anoperarius atSt. Francis Xavier Church inManhattan,New York City.[4][a]
On September 3, 1888, O'Connor succeeded David Merrick as the pastor of theChurch of St. Lawrence O'Toole (later known as the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola).[11] He was generally known as a thrifty administrator except concerning the decoration of thealtar for holidays.[12] O'Connor died there at 4:40 a.m. on February 27, 1891.[4][13][b] He was succeeded by Francis McCarthy.[13]
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| Preceded by | 4thPresident of Boston College 1880–1884 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | 5th Pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception 1880–1884 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by David Merrick | 13th Pastor of theChurch of St. Lawrence O'Toole 1888–1891 | Succeeded by Francis McCarthy |
