0 ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁People ▁Associ ated ▁with ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁ ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁The ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁was ▁Rev . ▁Thomas ▁Mur phy ; ▁others ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁( or ▁re ctor ) ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁include ▁ ▁Rev . ▁Gar rett ▁Con n olly ▁V . G ., ▁ ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁Nicholas ▁For an ▁( 1 8 1 4 – 1 8 1 8 ) ▁ ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁William ▁Abraham ▁( 1 8 2 4 – 1 8 3 0 ), ▁appointed ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Water ford . ▁ ▁Rev . ▁James ▁Patrick ▁Co oke ▁D D ▁( 1 8 3 0 – 1 8 3 4 ▁and ▁again ▁briefly ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 3 – 1 8 5 4 ▁when ▁he ▁died ), ▁ ▁Rev . ▁Domin ick ▁O ' B rien ▁D D ▁( 1 8 3 4 – 1 8 5 3 ), ▁ ▁Rev . ▁Michael ▁Wall ▁( 1 8 5 4 – 1 8 5 5 ), ▁ ▁Rev . ▁Patrick ▁Cle ary ▁D D ▁( 1 8 5 6 – 1 8 5 8 ) ▁a ▁brother ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁president , ▁ ▁Rev . ▁Patrick ▁Del an ey ▁D D ▁( 1 8 5 8 – 1 8 7 3 ), ▁ ▁Rev . ▁James ▁Vincent ▁Cle ary ▁D D ▁( 1 8 7 3 – 1