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Joseph C. Pelletier (April 25, 1872 – March 25, 1924 [1]) was district attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, the first owner and president of the Boston Red Sox, [2] and the Supreme Advocate of the Knights of Columbus. [3]
James E. Hayes (August 10, 1865 – February 8, 1898) was an American politician and the third Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from March 2, 1897, to February 8, 1898. Early life [ edit ]
The Knights of Columbus were among the groups that welcomed Pope Benedict XVI on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2008, the pontiff's 81st birthday, during his visit to the U.S. [113] In March 2016 the Knights of Columbus delivered to Secretary of State John Kerry a 280-page report entitled Genocide Against Christians in the ...
Carl A. Anderson, former special assistant to the President Ronald Reagan (1983–1987) and Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus [37] Martin Patrick Durkin, former U.S. Secretary of Labor; Raymond Flynn, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See and former Democratic Mayor of Boston [38] John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States [39]
The Knights of Columbus presented a check to Catholic University of America on the steps of the university's McMahon Hall in 1904 to establish a Chair of American History. Since its earliest days, the Knights of Columbus has been a "Catholic anti-defamation society." [130] In 1914, it established a Commission on Religious Prejudices. [130]
Collins graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School, and in 1941, from Suffolk University Law School. [3] He served a tour in the Army Counterintelligence Corps during World War II, rising in rank from private to captain. [3] [5] He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. [6]
Suffolk County (/ ˈ s ʌ f ə k / SUF-ək) is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States.As of the 2020 census, the population was 797,936, [1] making it the fourth-most populous county in Massachusetts. [2]
The Knights of Columbus was the first organization to provide college scholarships to veterans returning home from World War I. [51] The War Activities Committee first announced in August 1919 that 50 scholarships would be awarded, including tuition, fees, books, equipment, and room and board. [51]