Patrick J. Cormican was born in Lurgan, County Galway, Ireland on March 21, 1858. After a few years of study at the seminary in Ballinasloe, he immigrated to the United States in 1878 and immediately enrolled at St. John's College, Fordham, N.Y. He left St. John's before receiving a degree and entered the Society of Jesus on Aug. 28, 1880 at the West Park (N.Y.) Novitiate. He continued his studies at the Frederick (Md.) Novitiate and Woodstock College of Maryland and was ordained to the priesthood in 1894. During his nearly sixty-five years in the Society Fr. Cormican taught at many Jesuit institutions of higher education, including Boston College, Canisius College, the College of St. Francis Xavier in New York City, the College of the Holy Cross, and Fordham University. During 1923-1925 he was at Georgetown University, where he was a lecturer in the graduate school and university librarian. His last years were spent at St. Ann's Rectory in Buffalo, N.Y., where he died on Feb. 20, 1945.
From the description of The Rev. Patrick J. Cormican, S.J., papers, 1924-1926. (Georgetown University). WorldCat record id: 216661209
