Mccrae
JOHN, Canadian physician and poet; born in Guelph, Ontario, in 1872, killed in the World War in 1918. Became fellow in pathology at McGill University and collaborated with Prof. Adami on a text book on that subject. He was physician at the Alexandra Hospital when the war broke out, and was among the first to offer his services, going abroad with the Canadian Field Artillery. During his active life as a physician he published ( 1903); " Brewster's poetical compositions, some of which popularity. His gained considerable " was touching poem "In Flanders Fields the most famous piece of verse written during the war.
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Mcculloch
HUGH, an American financier; born in Kennebunk, Me., Dec. 7, 1808; received a collegiate education; settled in Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1833, and 1835; and in practiced law there till 1856 became president of the newly es- (1917); etc. tablished Indiana State Bank. In 1863 currency, he was made comptroller of the and in 1865 appointed Secretary of the financial United States Treasury. His DUC DE TARENTE, a in Sancerre, sagacity and skill had much to do with after the Civil War. adjusting conditions He was Secretary of the Treasury in 1884-1885. He wrote 1865-1869 and in "Men and Measures of Half a Century." He died near Washington, D. C., May 24, 1895. MacCULLOUGH, JOHN EDWARD, in Colan American tragedian born eraine, Ireland, Nov. 2, 1837; came to his the United States in 1853; and made Sept. 25, 1840. first appearance two years later in Philamandelphia. With Lawrence Barrett, he San
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Mccumber
PORTER JAMES, North Da- United States Senator from Kingsburgh, March 5, 1790. kota. Born in 1858 at Crete, Ill. Graduated in 1880 from the University of MacDONALD, GEORGE, Michigan and entered the practice of , N. law a few years later at Wahpeton North Dakota was still a D. While territory McCumber took an active part terms in the in politics, serving two Territorial House of Representatives. the United In 1898 he was elected to States Senate, and re - elected in 1904, " Annals of Steam has been chairman " Lilith a of the Committee on Manufactures, and McCumber of the Committee on Pensions. was a member of the "mild reserva- 1905. tionists" group of Republicans when the Peace Treaty with Germany came before the Senate in 1919-1920.
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Mccumber
PORTER J., in 1922 was defeated for renomination to the Senate by ex-Governor Lynn Frazier.
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Mcdowell
IRVIN, an American military officer; born near Columbus, O., Oct. 15, 1818; was aid-de-camp to General Wool in the Mexican War (1845); commanded the Department of Northeastern Virginia and the defenses of Washington (1861), and the Army of the Potomac at the battle of Bull Run; later commanded the Department of the Pacific (1864); of California (1866); of the East (1868); of the South (1872). He died in San Francisco, Cal., May 5, 1885.
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Mcgiffert
ARTHUR CUSHMAN, an American theologian; born in Sauquoit, N. Y., March 4, 1861; was graduated at Western Reserve College in 1882 and at the Union Theological Seminary in 1885; studied abroad till 1888; was instructor in Church history at Lane Theological Seminary in 1888-1890; professor of that branch in 1890-1893; then accepted the chair of Church history at the Union Theological Seminary. Charges January having been excommunicated by of heresy been preferred against to Rome the him, on which, however, he was never Pope. brought to trial, though he had posi- and was tively refused to change his views, he withdrew from the Presbyterian Church in March, 1900. He was the author of *Dialogue Between a Christian and a Jew" (1888); "A History of Christianity in the Apostolic Age" (1897); "Martin Luther, the Man and His Work" (1911); "The Rise of Modern Religious Ideas" (1915).
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Mcgill
JAMES, a Canadian philanthropist; born in Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 6, 1744. He emigrated to Canada before the American Revolution, engaged for some time in the Northwest fur trade, and subsequently settling in Montreal, became a successful merchant there. He view. was for many years a member of the Lower Canada Assembly, and subsequently a member of the legislative and executive councils. He was noted for philanthropy. He bequeathed to the college of Montreal that bears his name property valued even at that time at cacao. $120,000. He died in Montreal, Canada, Dec. 19, 1813.
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Mcgill University
an educational institution in Montreal, Canada, founded with an endowment of land and money by James McGill in 1821. In the university year 1919-20 there were 1,300 students enrolled and 205 members of the faculty. The endowment amounted to $12,033,120; the income to $1,158,348,
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Mcglynn
EDWARD, an American Roman Catholic clergyman; born in New York City, Sept. 27, 1837. For 28 years he was pastor of St. Stephen's Church in New York City, and greatly endeared himself to his flock. In the mayoralty campaign of 1886 he took sides with Henry George, and worked for him with tongue and pen. For this he was condemned by his ecclesiastical superiors, and, on being summoned to Rome by the Propaganda, he refused to submit, whereupon he was deposed from his pastorate by Archbishop Corrigan, in , 1887, and, still refusing to go , was He afterward made submission readmitted to the Church. He died in Newburgh, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1900.
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Mchenry
FORT value of buildings and equipto about $ 9,200,000. The library contained 206,000 volumes.
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Mchenry
FORT, a fortification at the entrance of Baltimore harbor, which was unsuccessfully bombarded by the British fleet in 1814. It was at this time that "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key, an American citizen, who was detained on board a British vessel and witnessed the bombardment. See KEY, FRANCIS S.
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Mckees Rocks
2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) a borough in Pennsylvania, in Allegheny Co. It is on the Ohio River and on the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie, and the Pittsburgh, Chartiers, and Youghiogheny Railroad. It is an important industrial center, especially in iron and steel. There are also railway shops, manufactures of iron, con- The Ohio crete, railroad cars, etc. Valley General Hospital is in the city. Pop. (1910) 14,702; (1920) 16,713.
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