John Lancaster Spalding (June 2, 1840 – August 25, 1916) was an American author, poet, advocate for higher education, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria from 1877 to 1908 and a co-founder of The Catholic University of America.
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2 June 1840 Lebanon, Kentucky, USA
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Died |
25 August 1916 (aged 76) Peoria, Illinois, USA
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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