Patrick Donahoe (born Munnery, County Cavan, Ireland, March 17, 1811, died Boston, USA, 18 March 1901) is a publisher who founded an influential magazine for the Irish Catholic community in his adopted country.
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Patrick Donahoe was born in Ireland in 1811. His father was a linen weavers, and his mother died when he was only two years old; at the time, the Donahoe family consisted of Patrick and his four sisters ("Mr. Donahoe's Life," 2). Finally, his father remarried and the family emigrated to America, settling in Boston when Patrick was ten years old. The Irish Catholics were still an undesirable minority in Boston at the time ("Patrick Donahoe," 5), and Patrick later told the Boston Journal how he was beaten and bullied at school; no doubt, it contributed to dropping out at the age of fourteen (some sources say fifteen). He first worked briefly for "Sentinel Colombia" before becoming a printer apprentice in the Boston Transcript newspaper, the Protestant upper class voice in Boston ("Irish Leader," 1). He learned the trade, but he remembered experiencing a hostile environment, before finally proving himself. By the time he left the Transcript, he was a successful printer and composer ("Passed His Birthday," 1). Donahoe married in 1836, but his wife Catherine died of consumption (tuberculosis) in 1852 at the age of 36 ("Death Notice," Boston Evening Transcript, 13 November 1852, p.2). Donahoe will then remarry; his second wife's name is Annie.
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He began work as editor of the Catholic newspaper, The Jesuit in 1832: the paper was started in 1829 by Bishop Fenwick. Working for newspapers gives Donahoe an opportunity to defend his religion and make non-Catholic readers more familiar with what the Catholics believe ("Pass the Birthday," 1). The newspaper was not a financial success, but when the bishop relinquished its ownership, Donahoe continued it, along with business associate, publisher of the Henry L. Devereaux newspaper, with a new title The Literary and Catholic Sentinel . In 1836, Donahoe changed the name of the publication to The Pilot , now a weekly newspaper devoted to Irish-American and Catholic interests (Negri, 40). Soon became the main organ of Catholic opinion in New England. Donahoe was also founded, in connection with the Pilot, a publishing and sales house of books published by a large number of Catholic books. Then, in 1870, he organized the Emigrant Savings Bank, and became its president ("Patrick Donahoe's Case," 5).
When his business ventures proved successful, he contributed some of the wealth he earned to advance Catholic interests; he is famous in Boston for his philanthropy, setting up homes for poor Catholic children and supporting other causes that help the poor in his community ("Irish Leader," 1; "Graduated Birthday" 1). During the American Civil War he was actively attracted to the Irish regimental organization who volunteered from New England. And when doubts about patriotism of Catholics can still be heard, Donahoe uses his newspaper to advocate strongly for the benefit of the union and write about the Irish soldiers serving in war ("An Old Boston Publisher," 6). But his business was negatively affected by the Great Boston Fire of 1872, which also destroyed his publishing plant. Another fire in the following year and unhealthy loans to friends, as well as some unwise real estate speculation ("Patrick Donahoe's Case," 5), cost him so much money that his bank failed in 1876. Archbishop Williams bought The Pilot to help pay depositors of the bank. Donahoe then started the monthly magazine Donahoe's Magazine, described as "a journal devoted to Irish, at home and abroad" ("New Publications," 7). He also established currency and passenger exchange agents. In 1881 he was able to buy back The Pilot and devote the rest of his years to his management. In 1893, the University of Notre Dame gave him the Laetare Medal for signaling services for the advancement of American Catholicism.
Last year
After falling home, Donahoe slept in bed, and throughout 1900, his health declined. When he finally died at his home, just after St. Patrick's Day in 1901, at the age of 90, his family had been waiting for him; his wife, three sons and a daughter were at his bedside ("Tears From All," 6). His death was front page news in all Boston newspapers. Typical of the accolades he received was a headline in the Boston Herald that referred to him as "Patriot and Patriarch of His Race among People of New England" ("Mr. Donahoe's Life," 1).
References
- This article combines text from publications now in the public domain: Ã, Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Patrick Donahoe". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton.
- "An Old Boston Publisher." (New York) Irish World, May 19, 1894, p. 6.
- "The Irish Leader Died." Boston Globe, March 18, 1901, p.Ã, 1.
- "Mr. Donahoe Life." Boston Herald, 18 March 1901, pp.Ã, 1-2.
- Country, Gloria. "Pilot: Celebrating 150 Years." Boston Globe, September 9, 1979, pp. 33. 40.
- "New Publication." Irish-American Weekly, January 11, 1879, p. 7.
- "Through his Birthday, Patrick Donahoe Died This Morning." Boston Journal, March 18, 1901, p. 1.
- "Patrick Donahoe Dead." (New York) The World of Ireland, 23 March 1901, p. 5.
- "Patrick Donahoe's case," Boston Globe, April 7, 1876, page 5.
- "Tears Of All," Boston Globe, March 21, 1906, p. 6.
External links
- Boston Historical Society and Museum
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