Thomas E. Walsh | |
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| 6th President of the University of Notre Dame | |
| In office 1881–1893 | |
| Preceded by | William Corby |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Morrissey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1853 Lacolle, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | July 17, 1893 (aged 40) |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana |
The Rev. Thomas E. Walsh, C.S.C. was an Irish-Canadian Catholic priest, and seventh President of the University of Notre Dame from 1881 to 1893. He was born one of nine in Lacolle, Quebec, son of Thomas Walsh and Winifred McDermott. He was educated at the College de Saint-Laurent, where he caught the attention of Rev. Edward Sorin, who saw his potential. He finished his studies there in 1872 and entered the Novitiate. Sorin sent him to study at College de Ste. Croix in Neuilly, close to Paris, where he spent three years. He was recalled to Notre Dame in 1876 in order to improve enrollment. He was ordained a priest on August 29, 1877, by Bishop Joseph Dwenger of Fort Wayne and then assumed the role of dean of students. After the great fire of 1879, Walsh was in charge of rescheduling classes and professors in the newly reopened college, and his administrative ability led Sorin and William Corby to pick him as next president in 1881.[1] He died of kidney disease at the age of 40.
Walsh Hall at the University of Notre Dame was dedicated in his honor.
- ^ Catholic higher education in the 1960s : issues of identity, issues of governance. Information Age Pub. October 2009. p. 103. ISBN 9781607523420.