John J. Phelan
John Joseph Phelan (June 24, 1851 – November 6, 1936) was the second Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, serving from 1886 to 1897. He was also the Secretary of the State of Connecticut[1] from 1893 to 1895. He was born in County Wexford, Ireland.[2]
John Phelan | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus | |
 John J. Phelan | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Installed | May 17, 1886 |
| Term ended | March 2, 1897 |
| Predecessor | James T. Mullen |
| Successor | James E. Hayes |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | John Joseph Phelan |
| Born | June 24, 1851 County Wexford, Leinster, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | November 6, 1936 (aged 85) Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Phelan was born in County Wexford, Leinster, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on June 24, 1851. Phelan died in Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. on November 6, 1936.
Knights of Columbus
Phelan was not a founding member of the Knights. He joined the group in 1885.[3] At the beginning of Phelan's leadership in 1886, there were just thirty-eight councils with about 2,700 members.[3] After his time in office ended in 1897, there were 210 councils and nearly 17,000 members located in ten states.[3]
References
- Journal of the Senate of the State of Connecticut, 1893, page 138.
- William Harrison Taylor, ed. (1919). The One Hundredth Anniversary of the First Meeting of the General Assembly, Under the Present Constitution and the Second General Legislative Reunion: The Capitol, Hartford, Wednesday, May 7, 1919. state. p. 97.
- "The Order's History". Archived from the original on January 30, 2017.
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