Thomas George Fahy

Thomas George Fahy (1922 – October 27, 1976) was an American Catholic priest and academic administrator. He was the 14th President of Seton Hall University, serving from 1970 until his death in 1976.

Early life and education

Fahy was born in 1992, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and then Seton Hall College (since renamed as Seton Hall University) before studying at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Mahwah, New Jersey.[1] He was ordained in 1947.[2]

Career

In the early 1950s, Fahy joined the faculty of Seton Hall Preparatory School as an instructor in Greek and Latin. He was the school's athletic director from 1949 to 1955.[2] In 1963, he became the vice president in charge of instruction at Seton Hall.[3] In May 1970, Fahy was chosen by the Seton Hall board of trustees to be the school's 14th president.[3] Under Fahy, the school built several buildings and opened Seton Hall Law School in downtown Newark.[4][5]

Death

On July 24, 1976, Fahy suffered a heart attack. On October 27, 1976, Fahy died after he suffered another heart attack in his quarters on the Seton Hall campus.[2]

Awards and honors

Fahy was inducted into the Seton Hall University hall of fame in 1975.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Rev. Thomas Fahy Ordained May 31", The Jersey Journal, May 24, 1997. Accessed March 16, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Rev. Thomas G. Fahy. son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Fahy, 422 West Side Av., who will he ordained to the priesthood May 31 at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Newark, by Most Reverend Thomas J. Walsh, Archbishop of Newark, will sing his first solemn on mass Sunday, June 1. at Our Lady of Victories Roman Catholic Church. Jersey City. Father Fahy, a native of Jersey City, who attended School 24 and Our Lady of Victories Parish School, graduated from St. Peter's Prep and Seton Hall College and spent six years studying philosophy and theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington. N. J."
  2. ^ a b c "Msgr. Thomas Fahy Of Seton Hall Dies (Published 1976)". The New York Times. October 28, 1976.
  3. ^ a b "Seton Hall Picks President (Published 1970)". The New York Times. May 23, 1970.
  4. ^ "Seton Hall Fete to Honor MSGR. Fahy (Published 1975)". The New York Times. October 12, 1975.
  5. ^ "At Seton Hall, A New Image (Published 1976)". The New York Times. March 7, 1976.
  6. ^ "Rev. Msgr. Thomas G. Fahy (1975) - Hall of Fame". Seton Hall University Athletics.
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