Jerome Daugherty | |
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 Jerome Daugherty in 1904 | |
| 33rd President of Georgetown University | |
| In office 1901–1905 | |
| Preceded by | John D. Whitney |
| Succeeded by | David Hillhouse Buel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 25, 1849 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1914 (aged 65) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 1880 by James Gibbons |
Jerome Daugherty SJ (March 25, 1849 – May 24, 1914) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who served in many different capacities at Jesuit institutions throughout the northeast United States, eventually becoming president of Georgetown University in 1901. Born in Baltimore, he was educated at Loyola College in Maryland, before entering the Society of Jesus and becoming a member of the first class at Woodstock College. He then taught various subjects, including mathematics, Latin, Ancient Greek, rhetoric, and the humanities in Massachusetts, New York City, and Washington, D.C., and served as minister at many of the institutions there.
During his four-year leadership of Georgetown University, he oversaw several construction projects, the largest of which were the demolition of Old South Hall and its replacement with Ida Ryan Hall, and the construction of Hirst Library inside Healy Hall. He also continued his predecessor's work of reforming the curriculum, and managing tensions with the Catholic University of America. After his resignation, he continued his ministry in Maryland, Washington, and Philadelphia, before returning to New York, where he died.