Edward L. Hearn
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Edward L. Hearn was the fifth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
from April 1, 1899 to August 31, 1909.
Papal Count Edward L. Hearn was born in Framingham
, Massachusetts
in 1866. He became president of the insurance firm the Casualty Company of America. Hearn was a State Deputy of the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus from 1897 to 1899. He was elected the fifth Supreme Knight in 1899 and held that office for ten years. During those years the number of councils grew from around 400 to about 1,400 and membership climbed from 42,000 to nearly 230,000. The Order also spread further across the country and the globe establishing councils west of the Mississippi, in Mexico, in Cuba, in Panama and in the Philippines.
Hearn retired from the insurance industry in 1910 so that he could work full-time with the Knights of Columbus.He was created a Papal count by Pope Pius XI in 1926.
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....
from April 1, 1899 to August 31, 1909.
Papal Count Edward L. Hearn was born in Framingham
Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in 1866. He became president of the insurance firm the Casualty Company of America. Hearn was a State Deputy of the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus from 1897 to 1899. He was elected the fifth Supreme Knight in 1899 and held that office for ten years. During those years the number of councils grew from around 400 to about 1,400 and membership climbed from 42,000 to nearly 230,000. The Order also spread further across the country and the globe establishing councils west of the Mississippi, in Mexico, in Cuba, in Panama and in the Philippines.
Hearn retired from the insurance industry in 1910 so that he could work full-time with the Knights of Columbus.He was created a Papal count by Pope Pius XI in 1926.