Francis X. Lawlor (1917 – November 5, 2013) was an American Roman Catholic priest and politician notable for his advocacy against racial integration in Chicago.
At the time, the school was located in Marquette Park, a then-racially segregated, all-white neighborhood.
[1] Lawlor came to prominence as the head of a coalition of white block clubs that fought against Black Chicagoans moving west of Ashland Avenue.
The 15th ward at the time included all or parts of Marquette Park, West Englewood, and Ashburn.
He left after a single term to challenge Democratic candidate John G. Fary for Illinois's 5th congressional district in the 1975 special election.