John J. McEleney, S.J. (born in Woburn, Massachusetts in 1895) was one of the founders and the 1st President of Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut from 1942 to 1944. During his two year tenure, the Fairfield College of St. Robert Bellarmine, Inc. purchased two adjoining estates in Fairfield, Connecticut and the Fairfield College Preparatory School opened classes in a four-year program.
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Date of birth:
- 1895 (age 115 years)
