St. Mary's College (Kentucky)

St. Mary's College (Kentucky) was an institution established in 1821 by William Byrne.

St. Mary's was still a functioning college in 1899.

St. Mary's College closed in 1976.

Notable alumni

• Clement S. Hill, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
• Ben Johnson, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
• Elisha Standiford, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
• William Thomas Ward, Union Army General and U.S. Congressman from Kentucky

Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago Archbishop Martin Spalding of Baltimore Bishop John Spalding of Peoria

External links

• Fordham University

Sources

• Catholic Encyclopedia article on William Byrne
• Lewis, Alvin Fayette. History of Higher Education in Kentucky. (G.P.O., 1899)
• short listing about St. Mary's College
• Johnson, E. Polk (1912). A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 627–628. http://books.google.com/books?id=FXQUAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 2008-11-10.