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a British Arctic explorer, the discoverer of the Northwest Passage; born in Wexford, Ireland, Jan. 28, 1807; entered the navy in 1824; served in Back's Arctic expedition in 1836; and Ross's Franklin expedition in 1848. As commander of another Franklin expedi- MCCOMB tion (1850-1854) he passed in a sledge from Barrow Strait, where his ship, the "Investigator," lay, to Melville Sound, connecting with the Arctic Ocean to the W. McClure was rescued by another expedition, made K. C. B., and after serving in Chinese waters, an admiral. He died in London, England, Oct. 17, 1873. co.
McCOMB, a city of Mississippi, in Pike It is situated on the Liberty-White and the Illinois Central railroads. It is the center of a productive cotton, corn, and timber region and has important industries, including railway shops, cotton mills, brass foundries, lumber mills, etc.
Pop. (1910) 6,237; (1920) 7,775.