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William McSherry

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William McSherry (1799–1839) was a Catholic priest, a prominent leader of the Jesuits in the United States, and a president of Georgetown College in Washington, D.C. Born in western Virginia, McSherry studied at Georgetown and was educated for the priesthood in Rome, where he discovered significant, forgotten holdings in the Jesuit archives about the early European settling of Maryland and the language of Native American tribes. McSherry served as the first provincial superior of the Jesuit Maryland Province from 1833 to 1837 and laid the groundwork for the sale of 272 of their slaves. He then became President of Georgetown College, exchanging positions with Thomas Mulledy, who executed the slave sale as provincial. Upon Mulledy's suspension in 1839 over the slave sale scandal, McSherry again became provincial. On his deathbed, his term lasted just several months. In 2015, for McSherry and Mulledy's involvement in the sale, Georgetown University renamed McSherry Hall for Anne Marie Becraft.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Charles H. Stonestreet
 * Main editors: Ergo Sum
 * Promoted: July 29, 2019
 * Reasons for nomination: Anniversary of McSherry's election as the first superior of Jesuit Maryland province
 * Support as nominator.  Ergo Sum  23:39, 25 December 2019 (UTC)