Clarence A. Walworth

Clarence A. Walworth

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 instaed 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.

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

References

  1. ^ Elliott, Rev. Walter (1901). "Father Walworth: A Character Sketch". Catholic World (New York, New York: The Paulist Fathers) 73 (June 1901): 320–337. http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA335&lpg=PA320&dq=Clarence+A.+Walworth&id=n7wRAAAAYAAJ&ots=dao52zmoUc#v=onepage&q=Clarence%20A.%20Walworth&f=false. 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. http://books.google.com/books?id=8UJGAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&client=firefox-a&source=gbs_navlinks_s#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 

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