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The Reverend

Thomas Hanley Clancy

ProvinceNew Orleans
Orders
OrdinationAugust 15, 1955
Personal details
Born(1923-08-08)August 8, 1923
Helena, Arkansas
DiedApril 13, 2009(2009-04-13) (aged 85)
Metairie, Louisiana
BuriedJesuit Cemetery
Grand Coteau, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
OccupationPolitical scientist
University administrator

Thomas H. Clancy, S.J., was a priest, political scientist, university professor, and television personality at Loyola University and WWL-TV, both in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He authored a significant number of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, specializing in English Catholic history. In his role as liaison between Loyola University and WWL-TV, Clancy had significant public visibility in the New Orleans metropolitan area.[1]

Early life and education

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Clancy was born on August 14, 1942, in Helena, Arkansas, to parents Thomas Horner Clancy and Ruth Lewis Clancy.[1]

Career

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In 1960 Clancy became a tenure track faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Loyola University.[2]

Clancy served as vice president for communications at Loyola University of New Orleans. His responsibilities included overseeing broadcasting operations for WWL-TV and WWL (AM), which at the time was wholly owned by Loyola University.[3]

In 1963 Clancy was for a time an editor for America Magazine, a Jesuit publication.[4]

Controversy

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Representative scholarly works

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A non-exhaustive list.

Journal articles

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Books

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There's a mistake in one of the next two:

  • Clancy, Thomas H. A Literary History of the English Jesuits: A Century of Books, 1615-1714, ISBN-13 978-1883255251.
  • Clancy, Thomas H. A Literary History of the English Jesuits: A Century of Books, 1615-1714, ISBN-13 978-0912422121.
  • Clancy, Thomas H. Papist Pamphleteers: The Allen-Persons Party and the Political Thought of the Counter-Reformation in England, 1572-1615. Loyola University Press, 1964.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thomas Clancy Obituary". legacy.com. Legacy. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Loyola University Professor Delivers Baccalaureate Address". The Xavier Herald. XLI (7): 1. May 26, 1965.
  3. ^ "WWL Reins Change Hands". louisianadigitallibrary.org. Loyola Maroon. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ Fromm, Joseph. "Rev. Thomas Clancy, 85, Dies". goodjesuitbadjesuit.blogspot.com. Catholic Writers Webring. Retrieved 27 December 2023.