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Clarence A. Walworth

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Clarence Augustus Walworth (May 30, 1820 – September 19, 1900) was an American attorney, writer, ordained Roman Catholic priest, and missionary. Walworth was a well regarded writer who published numerous works related to the Roman Catholic Church.[1][2]

Life

Clarence A. Walworth, the fourth child and oldest son Reuben Hyde Walworth and Maria Ketchum (Averill) Walworth, was born on May 30, 1820 at Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York.[2]

He was educated at The Albany Academy, and graduated from Union College in 1838. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Canandaigua.

After a few years he abandoned the law, and instead studied theology at the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Before he completed his studies there, he decided to become a Catholic priest, entered the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, and continued his studies in Belgium. From 1866 to 1892 he was pastor of St. Mary's Church in Albany.

Walworth died September 19, 1900, in Albany, New York.[2]

References

  1. ^ Elliott, Rev. Walter (1901). "Father Walworth: A Character Sketch". Catholic World. 73 (June 1901). New York, New York: The Paulist Fathers: 320–337. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Walworth, Ellen Hardin (1907). "Chapter One: Boyhood". Life Sketches of Father Walworth. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 4–14. Retrieved 27 March 2010.