Thomas Maurice Mulry
Thomas Maurice Mulry (13 February 1855 – 10 March 1916)[1] was an American businessman and philanthropist.[2]
Biography
Mulry was born in New York City, the son of Thomas Mulry and Parthenia Crolius.[3] His early school-days were spent in St. Joseph's parochial school and then at De La Salle Academy.[4] In 1874, he joined the St. Vincent de Paul Society, an international organization of Catholic laymen dedicated to helping the poor.[5] A successful businessman and banker, he devoted extensive time and resources to charitable work.[6] On October 6, 1880 he was married to Mary E. Gallagher and they set up a home in Greenwich Village.[7] Mulry became a director and for ten years president of the Emigrant Industrial Saving Bank, the largest institution of its type in the world.[8] He was also a director of the Mutual License Insurance Company and served for many years on the General Committee of Tammany Hall. His charitable activities led President Theodore Roosevelt to name him vice-chairman and presiding officer of the first White House Conference on the Care of Dependent Children in 1909.[9]
Honors
Mulry received an honorary doctorate of Laws from the Catholic University of America and a designation as a Knight of St. Gregory by Pope Pius X In 1912, he was awarded the Laetare Medal by the University of Notre Dame.
References
- ↑ The New York Times, March 12, 1916.
- ↑ Kerby, William J. (1916). "The Late Thomas Maurice Mulry," The Catholic World, Vol. 103, No. 616, pp. 433–443.
- ↑ Meehan, Thomas F. (1917). Thomas Maurice Mulry. New York: The Encyclopedia Press, Inc., p. 2.
- ↑ Meehan (1917), p. 3.
- ↑ Monagan, John S. (2002). A Pleasant Institution. University Press of America, p. 11.
- ↑ Brown, Dorothy M. (2009). The Poor Belong to Us: Catholic Charities and American Welfare. Harvard University Press, pp. 26–27.
- ↑ Meehan (1917), p. 4.
- ↑ Monagan (2002), p. 11.
- ↑ Monagan (2002), p. 12.
Further reading
- Carow, Charles Thomas (1933). Thomas Maurice Mulry: A Study in Catholic Lay Leadership. Catholic University of America.
- Helmes, Joseph W. (1935). Thomas M. Mulry: A Volunteer's Contribution to Social Work. Catholic University of America.
- Mulry, Thomas M. (1899). "Report on the Committee on Neglected and Dependent Children," Proceedings of the National Conference of Charities and Correction, pp. 167–168.