John Hogan

Education

Born in County Clare, John was educated in Ennis, before completing his studies at Saint Sulpice, Paris and in the University of Freiburg.

Career

In 1886 he was appointed Professor of Modern Languages at Maynooth College, and in 1888 Vice President, in 1894 he succeed Bishop Robert Browne who had been appointed to Cloyne as editor of Irish Ecclesiastical Record. Doctor Hogan was succeeded in Maynooth by his vice president Monsignor James MacCaffrey. Monsignor Hogan resigned as president of Maynooth in October 1918 and he died on 24 of November 1918.

He was President during the events of Easter Week 1916 and similar centenary events are bringing to light contemporary evidence of the attitude of both seminary staff and students to the Easter Rising.

Achievements

• He also played water polo and was part of the Wanganui team which won the 1905 national title.

Membership

Canon Hogan served a member of the senate of and as pro-vice chancellor of the newly constituted National University of Ireland. Doctor Hogan was nephew of the Very Review John Baptist Hogan, South. South., Doctor of Divinity, a member of the Sulpician order was Rector of Saint John"s Seminary, Boston.