Rtv. F. J. O’LEARY
DIES AT WESTERLY
PRACTISED LAW IN PUTNAM BE
FORE ENTERING PRIESTHOOD
Was in His 57th Year—Body Was
Brought Saturday and tnterrea
at St. Mary’s
Universal regret was expressed in
Putnam over the announcement of the
death of Rev Patrick .1. O’Leary, at
St. Michael’s rectory in Westerly, R
I., where he has been pastoT for six
months. He was 56 years of age.
Before entering the priesthood
Father O’Leary read law here and
after his admittance to the bar prac
tised here, being a partner of the late
Major S. H. Seward. He was a versa
tile genius as he had made himself a
proficient ielegraphe-r shortly after
graduating from the Webster High
school. He was a widely traveled
man, ther" heing few if any states
In the Union that he had not visited
and he was personally familiar with
many South American cities.
He was successful at the har, fob
lowing the profession here for two
years hut his inclination led him to
the church, and at the age of 32.
through the mediation of the late
Bishop McMahon, he entered the
American college at Rome, and
became a student there at the same
time that the now Cardinal O'Connell
of Boston was making his course. His
later studies were at St. John’s
seminary, Brighton, Mass., and his
ordination by Archbishop John J. Wil
liams of Boston.
Father O’T/eary was the son of
Cornelius and Marianne Byrne
O’Leary and a nephew of Patrick
O’Leary, who was formerly post mas
ter of Putnam, giving up the office
to Mr. Letters, the present incumbent.
