John McMullen

John McMullen (January 8, 1832 – July 4, 1883) was an Irish-born prelate of the bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Davenport in Iowa from 1881 to until his death in 1883. Biography Early life John McMullen was born in Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland, to James and Alice (Fitzsimmons) McMullen, and was one of ten children. When he was one year old, his family immigrated to Canada. In 1837 they moved to Ogdensburg, New York, and later to Chicago. McMullen was educated in the Chicago Public Schools and then in parochial schools. He received his secondary and undergraduate studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Chicago, graduating in 1852. McMullen then went to Rome to study at College of the Propaganda and the Pontifical Urban College, where he received a Doctor of Divinity degree.