Mary Lucretia Creighton (February 3, 1834 – January 23, 1876) was born Mary Lucretia Wareham in
Dayton, Ohio
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. Creighton was a
philanthropist
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who left a
bequest
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of $200,000 in her will to found
Creighton University
Creighton University () is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate ...
in honor of her husband,
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the List of cities in Nebraska, most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's List of United S ...
pioneer banker
Edward Creighton
Edward Charles Creighton (August 31, 1820 – November 5, 1874) was a prominent pioneer businessman in early Omaha, Nebraska. The elder brother of John A. Creighton, the Creightons were responsible for founding many institutions that were cen ...
.
Biography
Edward's brother John married
Sarah Emily Wareham
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of
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, sixth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 137,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Dayton metro ...
; through that couple, Edward met his future wife, Sarah's sister, Mary Lucretia. They married October 7, 1856, and two years later had their only child, Charles David. He died at age five in 1863.
Legacy
Creighton University presents an annual award called the Mary Lucretia and Sarah Emily Creighton Award. Administrators, students, faculty, and staff members who create an environment supportive of achievement for women, who has encouraged women faculty, administrators, staff or students in the development and use of their talents, or who has served as a role model of accomplishment for women. Formerly called the Mary Lucretia Creighton Award, it was renamed in honor of Mary Lucretia and Sarah Emily Creighton. Sarah Emily was instrumental in the founding of
St. Joseph's Hospital.
[Manning, M. (2006]
Week honors Creighton's origins.
''The Creightonian Online. 85''(14) February 3, 2006. Creighton University. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
See also
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History of Omaha
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Coun ...
References
External links
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The Creightons: Builders of the West.'
Creighton family
1834 births
1876 deaths
American philanthropists
Creighton University
People from Dayton, Ohio
People from Omaha, Nebraska
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