John Hughes (archbishop)

John Joseph Hughes was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He was the fourth Bishop and first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, serving between 1842 and his death in 1864. In 1841, he founded St. John's College, which would later become Fordham University.

24 June 1797

Born on the same birth date (24 June 1797): Paweł Strzelecki

Born on the same birth day (24 June): Aidan Sezer • Ambrose Bierce • Anacharsis Cloots • Bob Cole (sportscaster) • Brock Olivo • Carl Diem • Cicinho • Frank Crowninshield • Janez Lapajne • Jean Milesi • Johann Heinrich von Thünen • John Archibald Campbell • John Illsley • Mark Parkinson • Mary Wesley • Michael Del Zotto • Olaf Holtedahl • Ramblin' Tommy Scott • Rebecca Cooke • Solange Knowles • Tom Kennedy (English footballer)

Born in the same month (June 1797): Hamilton Hume • José Trinidad Reyes • Paweł Strzelecki • Wilhelm Küchelbecker