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Rev.Peter J. Blenkinsop,S.J.

Rev. Edward D. Boone, S.J.

Rev. Robert W. Brady, S.J.

Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J.

Rev. Samuel Cahill, S.J.

Rev. James J. Carlin, S.J.

Rev. Anthony F. Ciampi,S.J.

Rev. James Clark, S.J.

MostRevJosephN.Dinand,S.J.

Rev. Francis J. Dolan, S.J.

Rev.William A.Donaghy,S.J.

Rev. John Early, S.J.

Rev. John M. Fox, S.J.

Rev.JosephF.Hanselman,S.J.

Rev. William J. Healy, S.J.

Rev. John F. Lehy, S.J.

Rev.Joseph RN Maxwell,S.J.

Rev.MichaelC.McFarland,S.J.

Rev. Edward A. McGurk, S.J.

Rev.Thomas F. Mulledy,S.J.

Rev.Thomas E. Murphy, S.J.

Rev. John A. O'Brien, S.J.

Rev.Joseph B. O'Hagan,S.J.

Rev. Michael O'Kane, S.J.

Rev. Gerard Reedy, S.J.

Rev. James Ryder, S.J.

Rev. Raymond J.Swords,S.J.

Frank Vellaccio, Ph.D.

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Presidents of the College of the Holy Cross:
Rev. Samuel Cahill, S.J.

Tenth President of Holy Cross
1887 - 1889

President Cahill    Samuel Cahill was born in Ireland on July 24, 1844 and came to this country with his parents as a small boy. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1868 at Frederick, MD.
   After philosophical and theological studies at Woodstock College, MD, he was ordained a priest by Cardinal Gibbons in 1880.
   Rev. Cahill held a long series of administrative posts at Loyola College, Baltimore, St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, at Fordham and Boston College. In 1887, he was appointed President of Holy Cross. Ill health forced him to resign after only two years. He left for Colorado and New Mexico, where he labored until 1897. His last appointment was Rector of St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia where he died on October 25, 1910.

Link to papers of President Cahill RG 12.10 (.pdf file)