James A. Doonan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James A. Doonan

American Jesuit educator

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1841

Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 12-Apr-1911

Profession: teacher, Catholic priest, academic administrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

James Aloysius Doonan (November 8, 1841 – April 12, 1911) was an American Catholic priest and a Jesuit.
He served as the president of Georgetown University from 1882 to 1888, during which time he oversaw the completion and naming of Gaston Hall and construction of a new building for the School of Medicine; he also acquired the two cannons in front of Healy Hall.
He was a financially successful president as well, having reduced the university's burdensome debt that had accrued during the construction of Healy Hall.
He spent his later years teaching and ministering at Boston College and Saint Joseph's College in Philadelphia, as well as at St.
Francis Xavier College in New York and at the Catholic Summer School of America.