Norman E. Donoghue II

Ned Donoghue is a retired lawyer and charity fundraiser, now a historian/writer. Educated at Williams College and Duke Law School, Ned practiced law for 34 years in Philadelphia with an international firm, after which he spent 5 years as a professional fundraiser for The Philadelphia Orchestra Association. He served for 40 years as a board member and officer of Princess Grace Foundation-USA, a nonprofit arts organization. He also co-founded Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and was a leader in Citizen Diplomats International of Philadelphia. History is his current passion and his research has been in the era of the American Revolution among the pacifist sects of Pennsylvania and Maryland. His lives with his wife and they have two daughters.