Joseph B. O'Hagan

The Reverend Joseph B. O'Hagan SJ
10th President of the College of the Holy Cross
In office 1873–1878
Preceded by	Anthony F. Ciampi
Succeeded by	Edward D. Boone
Personal details
Born	(1826-08-15)August 15, 1826 Clogher, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died	December 15, 1878(1878-12-15) (aged 52) Off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua
Resting place	College of the Holy Cross Cemetery
Alma mater	Georgetown University Catholic University of Louvain
Orders
Ordination	1861

Joseph B. O'Hagan SJ (August 15, 1826 – December 15, 1878) was an Irish-American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was the president of the College of the Holy Cross from 1873 to 1878. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada, at a young age and entered the seminary. While in Boston, Massachusetts, he decided to enter the Society of Jesus. He studied at Georgetown University and the Catholic University of Louvain before returning to the United States and becoming a chaplain in the Union Army during the Civil War.

After the end of the war, he engaged in pastoral work in Boston before becoming president of the College of the Holy Cross. He fell ill in 1878 and sailed for California to recuperate. While at sea, he died off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua.