Season 7: The City Builder
Tim Scanlan
Join us for this season of Holy Donors as we meet Thomas Howe Scanlan and take a journey through Texas history. Nicknamed Tim and TH, Thomas Scanlan is a little known, albeit quite important, figure in Texas history. In this season, our hosts share stories of Tim Scanlan and discuss how and why they think Tim merits a spot in a podcast about holy donors.
Born in Ireland in 1832, Tim and his family struggled with poverty and religious oppression in Ireland. In 1840, the family took a six week journey across the Atlantic and settled in their new home in New York City. Tim stayed in New York City until he was 21 years old, and then he moved to Houston, TX and started a successful business. Tim married Sophia Ebert, in 1861, yet just as Tim finds personal and professional success, the United States is on the verge of civil war.