Background
Meehan, Thomas A. was born on May 17, 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward and Mary E. (Lynch) Meehan.
Meehan, Thomas A. was born on May 17, 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward and Mary E. (Lynch) Meehan.
Student St. viator College, 1921-1924, Quigley Prep. Graduate study history Loyola University, 1935-1939.
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1933. Named papal chamberlain, 1953, titled very review monsignor. Associate editor Our Sunday visitor, Huntington, Indiana, 1934-1942.
Professor economics and history Immaculate Conception High School, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1937-1940. Circulation manager The New World, associate editor, Chicago, 1940-1947, general news editor, 1944-1949, editor-in-chief, 1949-1956, also member board directors. Pastor St. Basil Parish, Chicago, since 1956.
Columnist Here’s The Answer, 1940-1950, From The Desk, 1949-1952. Lecturer Named Domestic Prelate by Pope Paul VI, 1964.
Member civic advisory board Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago. Member National Panel Arbitrators (successfully arbitrated 3 disputes between Typographical Union 16 and the Franklin Association, Chicago, also Chicago Web Pressman’s Union and Chicago Gravure Association). Member Illinois Catholic High School Association (director) 1938-1940), Catholic Press Association (literature award committee 1941-1943, chairman 1943-1944), Catholic Press Association United States (president 1952-1953), American (life), Illinois (life), Catholic (life) hist, societies, Charles Carroll Forum Chicago (past director, vice president).
Knights of Columbus (4°). Club: Irish.