Patrick Roger Cleary
American university founder
About Patrick Roger Cleary
Lived 1858 – 1948 (aged 89–90).
Cleary family grave plot. Owen Cleary's grave (right of center) is next to his father's (left of center), Patrick Roger Cleary
Patrick Roger Cleary (1858-1948) (known locally as P. R. Cleary) was the founder and namesake of Cleary University in Howell, Michigan.
Patrick Roger Cleary was born in Nenagh in Ireland in 1858. After his parents' death when he was eight years old, the Tuthill family, his father's employer, took in Cleary and his younger sister and gave them an English education.
By 1885 he constructed a new school building and formed a board of trustees.
After his retirement in 1938 Cleary returned to his hometown in Ireland and drove around the nation.
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Who was Patrick Roger Cleary?
American university founder
When was Patrick Roger Cleary born?
Patrick Roger Cleary was born in 1858.
When did Patrick Roger Cleary die?
Patrick Roger Cleary died in 1948.
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