McLAUGHLIN, REV. P. V.

MCLAUGHLIN

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Date: 10/4/2001 at 09:09:14

From the book "The History of Clinton County Iowa" by L. P.
Allen (1879) Pages 669-697
Biographical Sketches of Clinton Residents

REV. P. V. McLAUGHLIN, deceased, Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church; was a native of Ireland, and came with his parents to America, when only 9 years of age; they came to Dubuque; he received his education at Bardstown, Ky., and then entered St. Vincent Seminary, at Cape Girardeau, Mo., and completed his theological studies at St. Francis Seminary, near Milwaukee; he was appointed Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Clinton, in May, 1867; he labored acceptably and successfully in the interests of the church and schools; founded the Temperance Society of the church, and was greatly beloved by his people; he died Jan. 16, 1879, and was buried in the church.