James Horgan, Date of Birth, Date of Death

James Horgan

American historian, author, academic

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1940

Date of Death: 03-May-1997

Profession: historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

James J.
Horgan (July 14, 1940 – May 3, 1997) was an American historian, academic and author.
He was a history professor at Saint Leo University in St.
Leo, Florida for 35 years, a historical society president, a Florida Historical Society board member, a prolific author and an NAACP chapter founder.
He is listed as a Great Floridian.He was head of the history department at Saint Leo University from the 1960s through the mid 1990s until just before his death due to cancer.
Horgan was a member of the Tampa chapter of Mensa.Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Horgan received his Ph.D.
in history in 1965 from Saint Louis University.
In 1968, he was a founding officer of the Pasco County, Florida chapter of the NAACP, and the same year received a distinguished service award from the Florida NAACP.Horgan authored Pioneer College: The Centennial History of Saint Leo College, Saint Leo Abbey, and Holy Name Priory, chronicling the founding of Saint Leo in 1889 as a boys' preparatory school and its evolution over the following century to university status.