Mccutcheon

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

GEORGE BARR, novelist; born in 1866 in Tippecanoe co., Ind., and educated at Purdue University, Jour- Was first reporter on Lafayette " nal" (1889) and later became city editor of Lafayette "Courier" (1893). His apfirst book was "Graustark," which peared in 1901, and this was followed a "His Millions " ( 1903); "The Day of the Dog" (1904); "Beverly 1904); "Nedra" (1905); of Graustark" ( "The Husbands of Edith" (1908); "The Rose in the Ring" (1910); "What's-His -Name" (1911); Mary Midthorne" (1911); "Her Weight in Gold" (1912); ) "The Hollow of Her Hand" (1912 ; "A Fool and His Money" (1913); "Black Is White" (1914); "The Prince of Grau- 1915); stark" (1914); "Mr. Bingle" ( 1916); "The "From the House Tops" ( Light That Lies" (1917); "Green Fancy" MACDONALD, ÉTIENNE JACQUES JOSEPH ALEXANDRE (mäk-do-näl), Marshal of France; born Cher, France, Nov. 17, 1765. He served in the French , Brigadier-General, Revolution as colonel and General; was made governor of the Roman States in 1798, and of Naples in given the rank of Marshal for 1799; was his services at Wagram, July 6, 1809. He commanded the left wing in the Russerved in the sian invasion in 1812; and campaigns of 1813-1814. He died in his Loire, château, Courcelles, near Guise, Scotch a heroine; born in 1722. After the defeat Prince Charles of the young pretender, 1746, she Edward, at Culloden, in April, risked her own life that she might aid his escape from his pursuers. Flora was afterward imprisoned for a short time in died in the Tower of London. She Scotch a novelist and poet; born in Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1824; educated at King's College and University, Aberdeen, and at Independent College, Highbury, United States London. He lectured in the (1872-1873). Among his best known novels are: "David Elginbrod" (1862); Quiet Cust), Neighborhoodh ; "Salted with Fire" (1897); etc. He also wrote many poems. He died in London, Sept. 18, MACDONALD, SIR JOHN ALEXAN- DER, a Canadian statesman; born in Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 11, 1815. He was educated at Kingston, Canada; admitted to the bar in 1835; entered Parliament for Kingston in 1844; and became successively a member of the executive council, receiver-general, commissioner of crown lands, and attorney-general. He was premier in 1869-1873, when he reigned over the Pacific Railway charges, but resumed the office again in 1878, and MacDONOUGH was an active promoter of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian confederation movement, and was a recognized leader of the Conservative party. He died in Earnscliffe Hall, near Ottawa, June 6, 1891. MacDONOUGH, THOMAS, an American naval officer; born in New Castle co., Del., Dec. 23, 1783. In 1814 he commanded a squadron on Lake Champlain, and defeated the British under Commodore George Downie. For this service he was promoted captain and was given a gold medal by Congress. He died at sea, Nov. 16, 1825. MacDOWELL, EDWARD ALEXAN- DER, American composer, born in 1861, in New York; was first instructed in music by Buitrago, Desvernine, and Teresa Carreño. At 15 entered the Paris Conservatory, two years later studying at Wiesbaden and Frankfort. At 20 was principal teacher of piano at Darmstadt. Through Liszt his First Modern Suite for piano was given in 1882 before the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein. In 1888 he returned to the United States and settled at Boston, where he speedily won recognition. In 1896 he was offered the professorship of the newly founded music department of Columbia University and accepted. His later works included "Hamlet and Ophelia," "Lancelot and Elaine," "Lamia," four sonatas for piano, and smaller compositions. The last three years of his life were clouded by insanity. He died in New York in 1908.