Emmett McLoughlin, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American priest, public housing advocate, and author
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About Emmett McLoughlin
- Emmett McLoughlin (February 3, 1907 – October 9, 1970) was a Catholic priest of the Franciscan order who became known in the 1930s as an advocate for low-income housing in Phoenix, Arizona.
- He left the priesthood in 1948 in order to remain superintendent of St Monicas (later Phoenix Memorial) Hospital (Time, 1948), and wrote a number of books, including his autobiography People's Padre.
- Time magazine (1970) called him "America's best-known ex-priest".
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