Samuel Mulledy | |
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 Portrait of Samuel Mulledy | |
| 21st President of Georgetown College | |
| In office January 10, 1845 – September 6, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Ryder |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Mulledy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 27, 1811 Romney, Virginia, U.S.[a] |
| Died | January 8, 1866 (aged 54) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fordham University Cemetery |
| Relations | Thomas F. Mulledy (brother) |
| Alma mater | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1840 |
Samuel A. Mulledy SJ (/mʌˈleɪdi/ muh-LAY-dee;[1] March 27, 1811 – January 8, 1866) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who served as president of Georgetown College in 1845. Born in Virginia, he was the brother of Thomas F. Mulledy, who was a prominent 19th-century Jesuit in the United States and a president of Georgetown. As a student at Georgetown, Samuel was one of the founding members of the Philodemic Society, and proved to be a distinguished student, which resulted in his being sent to Rome to complete his higher education and be ordained to the priesthood. Upon his return to the United States, he became the master of novices at the Jesuit novitiate in Maryland, before being named president of Georgetown. He sought to be relieved of the position after only a few months, and returned to teaching and ministry.
Mulledy was expelled from the Society of Jesus over charges of alcoholism in 1850. He took up ministerial work at congregations throughout the northeastern United States, remaining at each for no more than a few years. He eventually became chaplain to Archbishop John Hughes and was assigned as an assistant at the Church of St. Lawrence O'Toole in New York City (later known as St. Ignatius Loyola), where he became pastor in 1863 and lived out the remainder of his life. On his deathbed, he petitioned the Jesuit provincial superior to allow him to be readmitted to the Society; four days before his death, his request was granted and he professed his vows.
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