Historedia
Person

McQuaid

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1856–1857

Every event in Historedia whose sources name McQuaid, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of Seton Hall University

    1856–1857

    Role: First College President

    1. 1856–1857 · South Orange, New JerseyEstablishment of Early Administrative Structure

      McQuaid served as the first president, directing a staff of clergy and lay instructors to manage the newly founded college.

    2. 1 September 1856 · South Orange, New JerseyFormal Founding of Seton Hall College

      Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley formally founded Seton Hall College in South Orange, New Jersey, on September 1, 1856, addressing the diocese's lack of educational institutions.

Sources

  1. Seton Hall University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25