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JAMES ROOSEVELT, an American theologian, born in New York City, Aug. 23, 1814; studied at Trinity College, Hartford, and became minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church; but, in 1842, was converted to the Roman Catholic faith; and, after studying at Paris and Rome, became a priest in 1844.
He accepted the Chair of Belles-Lettres at St. John's College, Fordham, and was its acting president in 1846. After serving as secretary to Archbishop Hughes, he was consecrated the first Bishop of Newark, N. J., in 1853. In 1872 he became Archbishop of Baltimore, Md. He was the founder of Seton Hall College and several other institutions. "Pastorals for the People," and "History of the Catholic Church on the Island of New York," are his chief writings. He died in Newark, N. J., Oct. 3, 1877.
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