Sylvester Malone
Rev. Sylvester Malone (1821-1899) was an Irish born American catholic priest. Malone was born in County Westmeath Ireland in 1821, receiving a classical education, he was recruited to go to America where he entered the seminary. Fr. Malone was ordained in 1841 and sent to Wlliamsburg. He befriended the Irish born Architect Patrick Keely and together they were responsible for a number of church buildings. In 1861 he founded the Irish- American fraternal organization The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Brooklyn.[1] A man noted for his tolerance he was friendly with clerics from other Christian churches and local rabbis. Politically he was a Republican Abolitionist, and supported Lincoln, he was also a supporter of the Land League in Ireland, and for Home Rule for Ireland. He died on December 29, 1899.[2]