Edward D. Boone
President of the College of the Holy Cross | |
|---|---|
| In office 1878–1883 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph B. O'Hagan |
| Succeeded by | Robert W. Brady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 27, 1833 City of Washington, D.C.,[a] U.S. |
| Died | January 16, 1916 (aged 82) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodstock College cemetery |
| Education | College of the Holy Cross (AB) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 2, 1866 by Martin John Spalding |
Edward D. Boone
Early life
Boone was born on February 27, 1833, in the
After completing his novitiate, Boone was assigned to work at Georgetown University. He later taught at the novitiate in Frederick and then at Saint Joseph's College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1860, Boone began his philosophical studies at Boston College, followed by theological studies at Georgetown. On July 2, 1866, he was ordained a priest by Martin John Spalding, the Archbishop of Baltimore, at the chapel of St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland.[2]
Ministry and teaching
After his ordination, Boone became a
College of the Holy Cross
Following the death of
Later years
In 1884, Boone became the vice president of Gonzaga College in Washington, D.C.[4] In 1890, he returned to Loyola College, where he spent the remainder of his life. During this time, he served as a confessor and from 1890 to 1904, he was the head chaplain at the Baltimore City Jail and the Maryland House of Correction.[2] He spent his later years engaged in literature and was interested in the history of the state of Maryland.[2]
In December 1915, after several months of declining health, he was taken to Mercy Hospital in Baltimore. On January 16, 1916, he died there. He was the last surviving member of his Holy Cross graduating class.[2] His funeral was held the following day at St. Ignatius Church, and later that day, his body was taken by train to Woodstock, Maryland, and was buried at the Woodstock College cemetery.[10]
References
Notes
- ^ a b The District of Columbia was not consolidated into a single entity, Washington, D.C., until the passage of the Organic Act of 1871.[1]
Citations
- ^ Dodd 1909, p. 40
- ^ a b c d e f g Woodstock Letters 1916, p. 254
- ^ a b c Kuzniewski 1999, p. 134
- ^ a b Woodstock Letters 1889, p. 282
- ^ Woodstock Letters 1912, p. 368
- ^ a b Devitt 1935, p. 231
- ^ Kuzniewski 1999, p. 148
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- ^ Kuzniewski 1999, p. 135
- ^ Woodstock Letters 1916, p. 255
Sources
- Devitt, Edward I. (June 1935). "History of the Maryland-New York Province XV: College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., 1843–1914" (PDF). Woodstock Letters. 64 (2): 204–237. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Jesuit Archives & Research Center.
- Dodd, Walter Farleigh (1909). The Government of the District of Columbia: A Study in Federal and Municipal Administration. Washington, D.C.: John Byrne & Co. p. 40. .
- "Gonzaga College" (PDF). Woodstock Letters. 33 (3): 269–284. October 1889. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Jesuit Archives & Research Center.
- Kuzniewski, Anthony J. (1999). Thy Honored Name: A History of the College of the Holy Cross, 1843–1994. Washington, D.C.: ISBN 978-0-81320-911-1. Archivedfrom the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Google Books.
- "Obituary: Father Edward D. Boone" (PDF). Woodstock Letters. 45 (2): 254–255. June 1916. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2023 – via Jesuit Archives & Research Center.
- "Varia". Woodstock Letters. 41 (3): 368–385. October 1912. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Jesuit Online Library.
