Edward J. Flanagan
Priest, Organization founder
1886 – 1948
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Who was Edward J. Flanagan?
Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan was a priest of the Catholic Church in the United States. He founded the orphanage known as Boys Town located in Boys Town, Douglas County, Nebraska, which now also serves as a center for troubled youth.
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- Born
- Jul 13, 1886
Ballymoe - Also known as
- Edward Flanagan
- Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Mount St. Mary's College
- Mount Saint Mary's University
- Lived in
- Omaha
- County Roscommon
- Died
- May 15, 1948
Berlin
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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