Richard Gilmour (1824–1891)
Author of Bible History: Containing the Most Remarkable Events of the Old and New Testaments
About the Author
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Works by Richard Gilmour
Bible History: Containing the Most Remarkable Events of the Old and New Testaments (1881) 121 copies
Catholic National Readers 2 copies
The New First Reader 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Gilmour, Richard
- Birthdate
- 1824-09-28
- Date of death
- 1891-04-13
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Scotland (birth)
UK
USA - Places of residence
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Education
- Mount St. Mary's Seminary (MA|Theology)
- Occupations
- Priest
Bishop - Organizations
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
- Short biography
- Born in Scotland, United Kingdom in 1824, Gilmour moved to Nova Scotia, Canada, then Pennsylvania, USA as a child. Raised Presbyterian, he converted to Catholicism around age 20 and entered the priesthood. In 1852, he was ordained a priest and, in 1872, he was ordained bishop of Cleveland, serving until his death in 1891 at age 66. Gilmour was a strong proponent of parochial education. He also was instrumental in the opening of a Catholic University in Cleveland, Ohio (St. Ignatius College, now John Carroll University).
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