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Charles H. Stonestreet (November 21, 1813 – July 3, 1885) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who led several institutions in Maryland and Washington, D.C. After becoming a professor at Georgetown University, he led St. John's Literary Institution and St. John the Evangelist Church in Frederick, Maryland. He was appointed president of Georgetown University in 1851, and oversaw the expansion of its library. The following year, he became provincial superior of the Jesuits' Maryland province, which faced growing anti-Catholicism from the Know Nothings; as a result, he forbade Jesuits from wearing their clerical attire in public. While president of Gonzaga College (today a high school), he oversaw construction of St. Aloysius Church, becoming its first pastor. In the trial of the conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, he was called to testify about a parishioner, Mary Surratt, and former student, Samuel Mudd. (Full article...)

Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 23:18, 9 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Dank: I've tweaked the blurb a bit. Wondering what your thoughts are. Ergo Sum 01:09, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
John suggested that we not mention the bit about Gonzaga because American sports fans will assume we mean Gonzaga University (which, unfortunately, is also in Washington!) Do we have to mention it, and if so, how do we disambiguate it? - Dank (push to talk) 01:39, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I saw the edit to TFAR ... that's fine, but the current blurb will be too short if we have to remove his birth and death dates. - Dank (push to talk) 01:42, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
There's plenty that can be added if the dates need to be removed; in fact, I'm in favor of removing the dates and just keeping the years. We can disambiguate Gonzaga College by putting next to it: "(today a high school)". If need be, we can also add the bit about Holy Cross or Holy Trinity Church. Ergo Sum 02:05, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
If it runs next November 21, the dates go in, otherwise we just use the years. Sure, the edits you're suggesting sound fine. - Dank (push to talk) 02:30, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Dank: I've listed it at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests, where you may care to support or oppose. Ergo Sum 13:58, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]