Background
Shea, John Dawson Gilmary was born on July 22, 1824 in New York City. Son of James and Mary Ann (Flannigan) Shea.
Shea, John Dawson Gilmary was born on July 22, 1824 in New York City. Son of James and Mary Ann (Flannigan) Shea.
Graduate Columbia Grammar School, 1837. Studied Saint John's College, Fordham, 1848-1850, honorary Doctor of Laws. Studied Saint Mary's College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1850-1852.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Saint Francis Xavier’s College, Georgetown College.
Admitted to New York bar, 1846. Member of New York History Society, 1846. Joined Society of Jesus, 1848, decided not to become a priest, 1852.
Compiler A General History of Modem Europe (widely used in Catholic schools), 1854.
Editor Sacllier’s General Catholic Directory, 1858-1890, Library of American Linguistics, 1860-1874. Founder United States Catholic History Society, editor, 1887-1889, president, 1890.
Compiler History of the Catholic Missions Among the Indian Tribes of the United States, 1529-1854, 1854. Editor Catholic News, 1889.
Author: Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley, 1852.
History of the Catholic Church in the United States, 4 volumes, 1886-1892.
Member of New York History Society, 1846.
Married Sophie Savage, 2 children.