Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
]. ]. O'SHEA DEAD;
PROMINENT ED|TOI
Pneumonia Attack Fatal 4,
Head Of Catholic Stand
ard and Times
SERIOUSLY ILL TWO WEEKS

John 7. O'Shea. editor in. chief A
the Catholic Standard and Times
and one Of the Oldest and best known
Catholic editors in the United States
and Great Britain. died at noon todsy y
at his home. 1900 Fairmount avenue
Death was attributed to pneumonia.
Mr.. O'Shea had been seriously M
for only two weeks. Since last October
he did all his writing at his home.
Aside from his editorial work. NJ
O'Shea was well known as a linsu;.t
painter and musician.
He was born at Cork, ireland. Feb !
ruary %, 1S41. He was educated pA
Mardike College, Cork, affiliated with]
one of the foremost monasteries of Jre
land. His first experience in uewspape,|
work was as a reporter and sub. edi !
tor on the. Dublin Freeman's Journal
He was later promoted TO editori,
writer. serving from 1871 TO iSsS ~
the same time being associate editor o,l
the Weekly Freeman and the Even
ing Telegraph.
Associatd Editor In 1888
In 1888 ne. became associate edition
OF United ireland (Dublip1. cor y
tinuing in this work until 1899. wben|
he arrived in this country and entersd]
the magazine field as acting editor ~
The Catholic World, of New YorLl
city, being associated with the ereaa
priest editors Of that day, Father Doriol
and Father Hughes. This position hel
held for some time. resigning TO accent
the editorship of The Young CatboI;e
Mr.. O'Shea's fame had grown in th,l
country, and he was invited by thi|
late Archbishop Ryan to come To aid
city in March. 1897. to be editor. in }
chief Of the official organ of the diocese
the Catholic Standard and Times
Previously he had acted as associate,
editor of The American Catholic Quar- ]
terly Review, also published in tb;y
city.
Perhaps the best known Of N, 4
O'Shea's works is his biography Of tb3
1.-TWO Kenricks-Patrick John, Arch \
bishop Of Baltimore, and Peter Ricbara
Archbishop of st. Louis" written ntJ
the request of the late Archbishop Ryan
Another Of his books. That Scanp,
for boys, has gone into FIVE editions.
Wrote Life OF Pope Leo XIII
Mr.. O'Shea also collaborated with the
late Monsignor Bernard O'Reilly iu
writing the life of Pope Leo XIII. Be
sides his duties as editor of the Catholil
Standard and Times. Mr.. O'Shea fouo
time to contribute regularly for year
to the American Catholic Quarterly Re
view and other periodicals. He was
work on an article for the Saturda
Evening Post when his fatal illne,
forced him to lay down his pen.
wrote more than thousand sho
stories and serials. numerous essays ar
poems. as well as contributing ma1
articles to leading magazines in Gre
Britain.
Mr.. O'Shea was a fluent linguii
with an intimate knowledge of classid
Latin and Greek. French. Italian a
Gaelic. He took great pride in nuiX
ber of his paintings in oils. Will
adorned his home. His brother, "
| died a few years ago in ireland, W
well known abroad as an artist. m
O'Shea was also we'll versed Ia u
theory of music. and in his young .
| years possessed fine baritone voice.
He was the father Of eight childret
only one of whom survives. Miss Mad
Agnes Barrett O'Shea. His wife did
at Christmas. 1915. Miss O'Shea Is
accomplished violinist. and we'll know
locally as Il singer, having a rich cod
tralto voice. For some years she h
been soloist in various church choit
One son. Henry Patrick O'Shea. vi
for many years before his death
| owner and editor of the China Gazett
Shanghai; another son, John Barre
O'Shea, was connected with the Shans
! hal Times.