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Edward Dowling
Edward Dowling may refer to: * Edward J. Dowling (1875–?), American lawyer and politician from New York * Edward Dowling (priest) Edward Dowling, SJ (also known as Father Ed) was a Jesuit priest and spiritual advisor to Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Biography Dowling was the oldest of five children in an Irish Catholic family in St. Louis. His paternal grand ... (1898–1960), Jesuit priest and spiritual advisor * Eddie Dowling (1889–1976), American actor, screenwriter, playwright, director, producer, songwriter, and composer {{hndis, Dowling, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward J
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Dowling (priest)
Edward Dowling, SJ (also known as Father Ed) was a Jesuit priest and spiritual advisor to Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Biography Dowling was the oldest of five children in an Irish Catholic family in St. Louis. His paternal grandfather emigrated from Ireland in the mid-1800s and opened a railroad construction company, which his father also managed. Both his father and mother, Anastasia Cullinane, were very religious. Dowling was sent to Holy Name School before attending St. Louis University High School. He then attended St. Mary's College in Kansas, and played baseball semi-professionally as well as in school. He tried out for both the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, but was picked up by neither. Dowling initially studied journalism; he reported for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat for a year before joining the U.S. Army in World War I, and studied for a year at Medill School of Journalism at Northwest University. In 1919, Dowling entered St. Stanislaus Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
