Edward D. Boone SJ (February 27, 1833 – January 16, 1916) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was the president of the College of the Holy Cross from 1878 to 1883.
Born in Washington, D.C., he graduated from Holy Cross in 1851 and entered the Society of Jesus the following year.
The following year, Boone entered the Society of Jesus, proceeding to the Jesuit novitiate in Frederick, Maryland,[2] on September 8, 1852.
[6] In 1880, Boone had plans drafted for a new building that would contain a gymnasium, laboratory, lecture hall, library, and billiard rooms.
[9] In 1883, due to poor health, Boone asked the Jesuit Superior General, Peter Jan Beckx, to appoint a replacement.
During this time, he served as a confessor and from 1890 to 1904, he was the head chaplain at the Baltimore City Jail and the Maryland House of Correction.