(April 19, 1818 – November 5, 1896) was an Irish American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was the president of the College of the Holy Cross from 1854 to 1857.

[1] He emigrated with his family to the United States in 1826 and enrolled at the preparatory division of St. Mary's College in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1830.

[2] He remained in this position until his appointment as the president of the College of the Holy Cross on August 13, 1854,[4] succeeding Anthony F.

[5] The college had been nearly completely destroyed by a fire on July 14, 1852,[6] and continued the work of Ciampi to offset the significant financial costs of the rebuilding that occurred during his predecessor.

[4] After leaving Holy Cross, Blenkinsop spent the rest of career engaged in pastoral work.