Hughes, George, 1898-1930, Jesuit scholastic
- IE IJA J/1463
- Person
- 22 August 1898-23 January 1930
Born: 22 August 1898, Connaught Terrace, Rathgar, Dublin City, County Dublin
Entered: 31 August 1916, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg
Died: 23 January 1930, St Aloysius, Sevenhill, Adelaide, Australia
Parents now lives by private means and lives at Whitechurch House, Rathfarnham, Dublin City, County Dublin
Youngest of three sons - other two brothers have been in the Society.
At 3 month of age, he went to live with his aunt, Emily Hughes, at Oakley Road, Ranelagh. Dublin, and lived with her until he entered the novitiate.
Early education was at a Convent school in Rathmines, and then St Mary’s College CSSp in Rathmines
Youngest brother of William Hughes - LEFT 1929, and Edward Hughes - LEFT 1918
by 1920 at Petworth, Sussex (ANG) health
by 1921 in Australia - Regency
◆ David Strong SJ “The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848-2015”, 2nd Edition, Halstead Press, Ultimo NSW, Australia, 2017 - ISBN : 9781925043280
George Hughes entered the Society, 31 August 1916, and after his juniorate, studied rhetoric privately at Petworth, England, and Sevenhill, Australia, 1919-21. He taught at Xavier College Burke Hall, 1921-22, and at Riverview, 1922-24. He returned to Ireland for philosophy at Milltown Park, 1924-26, repeating first year. After this, in ill health, he returned to Australia and Riverview, 1926-28, and then went to Sevenhill, 1928-29, for the rest of his life.
◆ Irish Province News
Irish Province News 5th Year No 3 1930
Obituary :
Mr George Hughes
Mr Hughes was born on the 22nd August 1898, and joined the Society at Tullabeg on the 31st Aug. 1916. He spent three years in Tullabeg, the third as junior, and was then sent to Petworth. In the following year he sailed for Australia, and put in a year's study at Sevenhill. A year at Xavier as prefect, and two at Riverview, prefect and master followed, he then returned to Ireland for philosophy. But the health gave way again, and in I927, he went back to Australia where he lingered for a few years, and died on Jan 23rd 1930, at the early age of 31.
St. Ignatius' Calendar writes of him : An invalid for many years, he had been unable to complete his studies for the Priesthood, but he was always a great model of patience and resignation to the will of God. After the Requiem service at St.Ignatius', the remains were interred in the Jesuit burial-ground at West Terrace”.