Martin Maloney (philanthropist)

Last updated

Martin Maloney (November 11, 1848-May 9, 1929 [1] ) was a Philadelphia businessman, philanthropist and papal marquis. [1] [2] [3] [4] By the time he was 33 he was regarded as an expert in the process of gas production. [2] [1] He played a role in the development of many Philadelphia gas and light companies. [2] [1]

Contents

Philanthropy

Maloney gave $120,000 in 1917 to construct the Maloney Hall at The Catholic University of America and an additional $100,000 in 1923-24 for what is today the building's 273 seat Della Ratta Auditorium. [5] [2] [3] The philanthropist said he hoped the building would "help our Catholic young men and women rise to the level of the great opportunities, which our nation offers them". [2] James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel Corporation, was a featured speaker at the dedication. [2]

In recognition of his many charitable gifts, he was made a papal marquis in 1902 by Pope Leo XIII. [1] He was made a member of the Papal Household in 1904. [1]

In the 1920's he funded the re-established (suppressed following the french revolution), the Irish Franciscan College - St Anthony's College, Leuven, in Belgium. [6]

Personal life

He was born in Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Ireland, and moved to the United States when he was six years old. [1] Maloney married Margaret Ann Hewiston of Carbondale, Pennsylvania, in 1868. [1] They had seven children, five of whom predeceased Maloney. [1] He had two brothers, Andrew and Thomas. [1] He lived in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia. His home there, at 220 West Logan Square, was condemned in 1916 and demolished by the city, along with its entire block, when Logan Square was expanded westward to 20th Street as part of the creation of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. [7] Maloney vacationed in Spring Lake Beach, New Jersey, where he had a home called Ballingarry. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pope Pius VI</span> Head of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799

Pope Pius VI was head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1775 to his death in August 1799.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Easton, Maryland</span> Town in Maryland, United States

Easton is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Talbot County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,945 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population in 2019 of 16,671. The primary ZIP Code is 21601, and the secondary is 21606. The primary phone exchange is 822, the auxiliary exchanges are 820, 763, and 770, and the area code is 410.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spring Lake, New Jersey</span> Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

Spring Lake is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,789, a decrease of 204 (−6.8%) from the 2010 census count of 2,993, which in turn reflected reflected a decline of 574 (−16.1%) from the 3,567 counted in the 2000 census.

<i>Exsurge Domine</i> 1520 papal bull by Pope Leo X in response to Martin Luthers 95 Theses

Exsurge Domine is a papal bull promulgated on 15 June 1520 by Pope Leo X. It was written in response to the teachings of Martin Luther which opposed the views of the Catholic Church. The bull censured forty-one propositions summarised from Luther's writings, and threatened him with excommunication unless he recanted within a sixty-day period commencing upon the publication of the bull in Saxony and its neighboring regions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fairmount, Philadelphia</span> Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, United States

Fairmount is a neighborhood within Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are north of Fairmount Avenue, west of Corinthian Avenue, south of Girard Avenue and east of The Schuylkill River. While this may be the most accurate demarcation, the area's boundaries fluctuate depending how the neighborhood is defined. Several other neighborhoods near Fairmount are sometimes also collectively called Fairmount, including: Spring Garden, Franklintown and Francisville. Fairmount and neighboring Spring Garden are commonly referred to as the "Art Museum Area," for their proximity to and association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Fairmount is also the location of the Eastern State Penitentiary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Center City, Philadelphia</span> Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia. It comprises the area that made up the City of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, which extended the city borders to be coterminous with Philadelphia County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Logan Circle (Philadelphia)</span> United States historic place

Logan Circle, also known as Logan Square, is an open-space park in Center City Philadelphia's northwest quadrant and one of the five original planned squares laid out on the city grid. The centerpiece of the park is the Logan Circle, a circular area centered on a large water feature, bounded by a traffic circle carrying 19th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The circle exists within the original bounds of the square; the names Logan Square and Logan Circle are used interchangeably when referring to the park. Originally "Northwest Square" in William Penn's 1684 plan for the city, the square was renamed in 1825 after Philadelphia statesman James Logan. The park is the focal point of the eponymous neighborhood. Logan Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

Benjamin Franklin Parkway, commonly abbreviated to Ben Franklin Parkway and colloquially called the Parkway, is a boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia. Named for Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father, the mile-long Parkway cuts diagonally across the grid plan pattern of Center City's northwest quadrant. It starts at Philadelphia City Hall, curves around Logan Circle, and ends before the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Philadelphia)</span> Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States

The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, head church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is located at 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, on the east side of Logan Square in Philadelphia. It was built between 1846 and 1864, and was designed by Napoleon LeBrun, from original plans by the Reverend Mariano Muller and the Reverend John B. Tornatore, with the dome and Palladian facade, designed by John Notman, added after 1850. The interior was largely decorated by Constantino Brumidi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Logan Square, Philadelphia</span> Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, United States

Logan Square is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Bounded by Market Street on the south, Spring Garden Street on the north, Broad Street on the east, and the Schuylkill River on the west, it occupies the northwestern quadrant of Center City. The square for which it is named is one of the five squares central to William Penn's design for Philadelphia. Originally called Northwest Square, it was renamed in honor of James Logan, an 18th-century mayor of Philadelphia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francis Anthony Drexel</span> US banker and philanthropist

Francis Anthony Drexel was a Philadelphia banker and philanthropist. The eldest son of Philadelphia financier Francis Martin Drexel, after the death of his father, he became senior partner in the firm Drexel & Co.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Horace Trumbauer</span> American architect (1868–1938)

Horace Trumbauer was a prominent American architect of the Gilded Age, known for designing residential manors for the wealthy. Later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and much of the campus of Duke University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Lancaster Spalding</span> American Catholic bishop (1840–1916)

John Lancaster Spalding 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rudolph Blankenburg</span> American politician

Rudolph Blankenburg was an American businessman and manufacturer, who became a politician and elected mayor of Philadelphia, leading a reform administration from 1911 to 1916.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Papal nobility</span> Nobility of the Holy See

The papal nobility are the aristocracy of the Holy See, composed of persons holding titles bestowed by the Pope. From the Middle Ages into the nineteenth century, the papacy held direct temporal power in the Papal States, and many titles of papal nobility were derived from fiefs with territorial privileges attached. During this time, the Pope also bestowed ancient civic titles such as patrician. Today, the Pope still exercises authority to grant titles with territorial designations, although these are purely nominal and the privileges enjoyed by the holders pertain to styles of address and heraldry. Additionally, the Pope grants personal and familial titles that carry no territorial designation. Their titles being merely honorific, the modern papal nobility includes descendants of ancient Roman families as well as notable Catholics from many countries. All pontifical noble titles are within the personal gift of the pontiff, and are not recorded in the Official Acts of the Holy See.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America</span> Papal and state visit by Pope Francis to Cuba and the United States in 2015

Pope Francis visited North America—Cuba and the United States—from 19 to 27 September 2015. It was his first state visit to both Cuba and the U.S., as well as the third official papal visit to Cuba and the seventh to the United States since the U.S. established full diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1984.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lucretia Longshore Blankenburg</span> American suffragist (1845–1937)

Lucretia Longshore Blankenburg was an American second-generation suffragist, social activist, civic reformer, and writer. During the period of 1892 until 1908, she served as president of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association.

Timothy R. Busch is a conservative Catholic attorney, businessman, and philanthropist from Orange County, California.

Martin Maloney may refer to:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Marquis Martin Maloney Succumbs in Quaker City". The Scranton Republican. May 9, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Maloney Hall's Beginnings". Catholic U. No. Spring 2019. The Catholic University of America. p. 56.
  3. 1 2 Curry, Thomas (January 31, 2019). "Maloney Hall Officially Opens to Students". The Tower. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  4. Goldchain, Michelle (November 10, 2016). "Maloney Hall, CUA's up-and-coming business home, on track for fall 2019 opening". Curbed . Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  5. Garvey, John. "Maloney, Milestones, and More". Catholic U. No. Spring 2019. The Catholic University of America. p. 5.
  6. Chronicle, The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Oct., 1924), pp. 416-431 Published by: Catholic University of America Press
  7. "Former Mayor and Senator Must Move / Blankenburg and McNichol Homes Among Those Condemned for Parkway / Martin Moloney, Papal Marquis, Will Also Lose Homes -- Hearing Next Week for Appraisal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2 November 1916. p. 18.