W. G. Read Mullan
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| Born | January 28, 1860 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Died | January 25, 1910 (aged 49) Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Resting place | Jesuit Cemetery, Woodstock, Maryland, United States |
| Parent(s) | John P. Mullan Emily Susannah Adam |
| Alma mater | Loyola University Maryland Woodstock College |
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William George Read Mullan,
Early life and education
William G. Read Mullan was born on January 28, 1860, in
As a child, Mullan completed his primary education at the parochial school at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Baltimore.
In 1890 (one source dates it to 1892
Career
After novitiate, Mullan taught classics and literature at St. John's College (now Fordham University) for four years, before becoming a professor of poetry at Georgetown University for one year.[1][3][5] After returning to Woodstock College for his theological education, he returned to Fordham as Prefect of Studies, where he remained until 1897.[1][3] Later, he returned to Woodstock College as Superior of Scholastics, before becoming a professor at the College of the Holy Cross.[1][3]
In 1898, Mullan was appointed President of Boston College.[1][2][6][7] He arrived on June 30, 1898, and received the books from his predecessor, Timothy Brosnahan.[3] As president, he worked to ensure rigorous academic standards and took interest in the personal development of his students.[1] He also served concurrently as rector of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.[3][6][7]
In addition to his administrative duties, Mullan vigorously fought against
As president, Mullan also established the Sodality of Catholic College Alumni in 1900.[8] He founded the organization after sending a letter on May 13, 1899, to all Boston College alumni, which read:
"I should be much pleased to meet the lay alumni of Boston College ... for the purpose of proposing to them the formation of a Sodality to be composed exclusively of Catholic graduates of Boston College and other colleges. I am fully convinced that such a gathering of educated Catholic men could be a power in the community to attract respect for our holy religion and for Catholic Education."[8]
Mullan served as President of Boston College until 1903.[1] After leaving Boston College, he served as a prefect at Fordham.[1] He also became the vice president and prefect of studies at the Graduate School of Georgetown University.[5][9] In 1907, Mullan became President of Loyola College in Maryland, but resigned because of ill health six months into his term.[1][10] He was admitted to St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, where he remained until his death.[1]
Death and legacy
Mullan died at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore on January 25, 1910, at the age of 49, three days before his 50th birthday.[1] He was buried at Woodstock Jesuit Cemetery in Woodstock, Maryland.[1] After his death, a scholarship was created in his memory at Loyola College in Maryland.[11] The $1,000 Read Mullan Scholarship was funded through collections by the Sodality of St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore, under the direction of Rev. John D. Whitney, SJ.[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "W.G. Read Mullan, SJ, President's Office Records" (PDF). Boston College Library. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ ISBN 0801873401.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hopkins, William (January–June 1899). "People in Print". Donahoe's Magazine. 41. Boston, Massachusetts: Donahoe's Magazine Company: 485–487.
- ^ "St. Elizabeth Ann Seton". www.archbalt.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ a b c Easby-Smith, James Stanislaus (1907). Georgetown University in the District of Columbia, 1789-1907. New York City: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 150, 245.
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- ^ a b "Boston Post from Boston, Massachusetts on September 11, 1901 · Page 7". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ a b The Holy Cross Purple. College of the Holy Cross. 1900-01-01.
- ^ a b Tracy, Donis (January 9, 2004). "Catholic Alumni Sodality votes to dissolve". The Boston Pilot. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ A Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Georgetown University. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. 1904.
- ^ "Past Presidents - Office of the President - Loyola University Maryland". www.loyola.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ a b Catalogue of Loyola College, Baltimore, 1910-1911. Baltimore, Maryland: John Murphy Company. 1911. p. 81.
