Samuel Mulledy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Mulledy

19th-century American Jesuit priest

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1811

Place of Birth: Romney, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1866

Profession: Catholic priest, academic administrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Samuel A.
Mulledy (; March 27, 1811 – January 8, 1866) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who served as President of Georgetown College in 1845.
Born in Virginia, he was the brother of Thomas F.
Mulledy, who was a prominent 19th-century Jesuit in the United States and who was also president of Georgetown.
As a student at Georgetown, Samuel was one of the founding members of the Philodemic Society, and proved to be a distinguished student, which resulted in his being sent to Rome to complete his higher education and be ordained to the priesthood.
Upon his return to the United States, he was named president of Georgetown, but sought to be relieved of the position after just several months. Mulledy then became a severe alcoholic, and was expelled from the Society of Jesus in 1850.
He took up ministerial work at congregations throughout the northeastern United States, remaining at each for no more than a few years.
Finally, controlling his alcoholism, he became chaplain to Archbishop John Hughes and was assigned as an assistant at the Church of St.
Lawrence O'Toole in New York City (later known as St.
Ignatius Loyola), where he eventually became pastor in 1863 and lived out the remainder of his life.
On his deathbed, he petitioned the Jesuit provincial superior to allow him to be readmitted to the Society; four days before his death, his request was granted and he professed his vows.