Stanislaus P. La Lumiere

Stanislaus P. La Lumiere (1822 - 1895) was a Roman Catholic priest and president of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

After attending St. Mary's College, he began studying law.

One of his examiners was the future president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.

[1] La Lumiere joined the Society of Jesus in 1849 and was ordained into the priesthood in 1855.

[2] After being principal at St. Aloysius Academy in Milwaukee, La Lumiere took part in founding Marquette University in 1881.