1847-1848: Second President Rev. John Blox, S. J.

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Title:	1847-1848: Second President Rev. John Blox, S. J.
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Description:	Rev. John Blox, a Belgian of the Diocese of Mechlin, was born January 17, 1810. He was one of a party of five who came to America in 1832 and entered the Society of Jesus at White Marsh. He was appointed pastor of St. Xavier Church in 1845 and in 1847 became President of the College. After being succeeded by Fr. De Blieck he returned to the Maryland Province which he had left but temporarily. He did very effective work in a number of important parishes in the East and died at Philadelphia, April 28, 1860. --Anonymous Alumnus, The Xavier Athenaeum, February 1916
Subject:	St. Xavier College President; Rev. John E. Blox, S. J.; Second President
Type:	Image
Publisher:	Xavier University
Identifier:	http://hdl.handle.net/2374.XAV/787