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About Help Contact login Rev William Hughes SJ Title: Rev First Name: William Middle Names: Preferred Name: Surname: Hughes Order: SJ Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1841 Place of Birth: Co Carlow Country of Birth: Ireland Date of Ordination: Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 02-Apr-1902 Place of Death: Sevenhill SA Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1902 Place of Burial: Sevenhill SA Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191450327 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Hughes, William Teacher; born Co Carlow, Ireland, 1 February 1841; died Sevenhill, South Australia, 2 April 1902, aged 61. William Hughes entered the seminary at Maynooth and studied philosophy before he entered the Society, 11 May 1862. He taught French, mathematics, and writing at the Crescent, Limerick, 1865-67, before theology at Louvain, 1869-70. He was professed of the four vows, 2 April 1883. Hughes arrived in Australia, 10 April 1874, in time to give the boys' retreat that year at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, where he taught until 1876. He was transferred to Xavier College in 1878, when it opened, taught senior students and did pastoral work until 1880 when he returned to St Patrick's College, 1880-83. He returned again to Xavier College, 1883-1886, and in that latter year was prefect of studies. Once again he went to St Patrick's College, 1886-88, and again to Xavier College as prefect of studies, 1888-92. He spent a few years later at St Aloysius' College, Bourke Street, Sydney, 1892-93, and Riverview, 1893-96, followed by Xavier College 1896-99, St Aloysius' College, again, 1900-01, and finally at Hawthorn for the last two years of his life. He certainly made many and constant moves within the Australian province. His students remember him as a massive man, with a pet dog, Plato. He was witty; teaching only honours classes at St Patrick's. His depth of learning impressed the younger students, especially when they heard him speak in the chapel. He was a very retiring man, too much occupied with schoolwork to become known in a wider world. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

William

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Surname:

Hughes

Order:

Date of Birth:

01-Feb-1841

Place of Birth:

Co Carlow

Country of Birth:

Ireland

Date of Ordination:

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

02-Apr-1902

Place of Death:

Sevenhill SA

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1902

Place of Burial:

Sevenhill SA

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191450327

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Hughes, William

Teacher; born Co Carlow, Ireland, 1 February 1841; died Sevenhill, South Australia, 2 April 1902, aged 61.

William Hughes entered the seminary at Maynooth and studied philosophy before he entered the Society, 11 May 1862. He taught French, mathematics, and writing at the Crescent, Limerick, 1865-67, before theology at Louvain, 1869-70. He was professed of the four vows, 2 April 1883.

Hughes arrived in Australia, 10 April 1874, in time to give the boys' retreat that year at St Patrick's College, East Melbourne, where he taught until 1876. He was transferred to Xavier College in 1878, when it opened, taught senior students and did pastoral work until 1880 when he returned to St Patrick's College, 1880-83.

He returned again to Xavier College, 1883-1886, and in that latter year was prefect of studies. Once again he went to St Patrick's College, 1886-88, and again to Xavier College as prefect of studies, 1888-92.

He spent a few years later at St Aloysius' College, Bourke Street, Sydney, 1892-93, and Riverview, 1893-96, followed by Xavier College 1896-99, St Aloysius' College, again, 1900-01, and finally at Hawthorn for the last two years of his life. He certainly made many and constant moves within the Australian province.

His students remember him as a massive man, with a pet dog, Plato. He was witty; teaching only honours classes at St Patrick's. His depth of learning impressed the younger students, especially when they heard him speak in the chapel. He was a very retiring man, too much occupied with schoolwork to become known in a wider world.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev William Hughes SJ

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