George Francis Houck
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Monsignor George F. Houck |
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July 9, 1847 Tiffin, Ohio |
| Died | March 26, 1916 (aged 68) Lakewood, Ohio |
| Resting place | St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery |
| Residence | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's Seminary |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic Priest |
| Years active | 4 July 1875– |
| Employer | Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland |
| Known for | Systematizing the operations of cemeteries in the Diocese of Cleveland. |
| Notable work | Volume one of A History of Catholicity in Northern Ohio and the Diocese of Cleveland from 1749 to December 31, 1900 |
| Home town | Tiffin, Ohio |
| Title | Chancellor |
| Parent(s) | John and Odile (Fischer) Houck |
George Francis Houck (9 July 1847 – 26 March 1916) was Chancellor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. He also wrote Volume One of the 1903 A History of Catholicity in Northern Ohio and the Diocese of Cleveland from 1749 to December 31, 1900. An overview history of Roman Catholicism in northern Ohio. Beginning with Catholic missions in the American frontier of the Ohio Country, one of the first settled parts of the Midwestern United States, and concluding with a history of the Cleveland diocese through the end of the 19th century.
Houck was born 9 July 1847 in Tiffin, Ohio. His parents were John and Odile (Fischer) Houck. They were natives of Germany. His father immigrated to this country from the Grand Duchy of Baden when he was four years old; his mother when she was ten years old. They were married 16 February 1846. For forty years John Houck was a shoe merchant in Tiffin. For two years, when Houck was eighteen years old and his father was sick, Houck took complete charge of the business.
Houck attended St. Joseph's parochial school in Tiffin. He subsequently spent two years in Heidelberg College also in Tiffin. He entered Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West in Cincinnati, in 1867. He pursued his studies in that institution until 1874. While there he was the seminary's bookkeeper, and was also assistant librarian for five years. He was then called by Bishop Richard Gilmour to Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Cleveland.
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