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John Lancaster Spalding (June 2 1840 – August 25 1916) was an American author poet advocate for higher education the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria from 1877 to 1908 and a co-founder of The Catholic University of America.Peoria’s Catholic high school for boys Spalding Institute was named for him; the school was closed in 1989 during the Peoria Notre Dame High School merger. Spalding Hall at The Catholic University of America is also named for him.
