Rev. Martin A. Hehir, C.S.Sp. | |
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| Fourth President of Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost | |
| In office 1899–1930 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. John T. Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Rev. Jeremiah J. Callahan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1855 Kildysart, County Clare, Ireland |
| Died | June 9, 1935 (aged 79) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Martin A. Hehir C.S.Sp. (/ˈhɛər/; November 10, 1855 – June 9, 1935)[1] was a Roman Catholic priest and the fourth president of Pittsburgh Catholic College (later called Duquesne University). Hehir served as president of the university from 1899 until 1930. In Hehir's thirty-one years of presidency, the small college grew to become a university and the seventh largest Catholic school in the United States.[2] After his retirement, Hehir served as Superior of the Holy Ghost Missionary College near Philadelphia, and then as the Superior of the Spiritan Fathers at Ferndale Seminary in Norwalk, Connecticut, until his death.[3][4]
- ^ Who Was Who in America 1933, p. 545.
- ^ Rishel & Demilio 1997, p. 11.
- ^ Rishel & Demilio 1997, p. 44.
- ^ Leech 1933, p. 11.
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