Francis John McConnell (August 18, 1871 – August 18, 1953) was an American social reformer and a

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in the

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, elected in 1912. Born on August 18, 1871, in

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, he died on August 18, 1953, in

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. McConnell was a graduate of the

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and the

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. He was an ordained minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, serving among other places a large church in

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. Before election to the

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, McConnell served as the president of

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, 1909–1912. During his presidency he led the university's first major fund drive, the Campaign for the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Fund, which produced a total subscription of $550,546. Francis John McConnell was a major second-generation advocate of Boston personalism who sought to apply the philosophy to social problems of his time. McConnell is best known for his quote "We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us".

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* Mcconnell, Bishop Francis; ''Report On The Steel Strike Of 1919'
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* McConnell, Bishop Francis John, "The Christlike God", A survey of the Divine Attributes from the Christian Point of View, copyright 1927 by the author, first edition printed March 1927, The Abingdon Press, New York and Cincinnati.

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