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Rh by Carrera, and resided several years in Costa Rica. In 1848 he was a deputy to the constitutional assembly. For many years he was president of the medical faculty and chief director of the University of Guatemala. He was eminent as a physician, politician, and poet. — His son, Felipe, statesman, b. in Guatemala in 1812 ; d. in Washington, D. C., 1 Feb., 1855, was a member of the Liberal party, and held several political offices. After the downfall of the Federal government he -was exiled and went to Costa Rica with his father. In 1848 he was appointed envoy of that republic to Nicaragua, and was subsequently minister from Costa Rica to England, France. Spain, Rome, the Hanseatic towns, and to the United States, negotiating a commercial treaty with the last-named government. He published in various languages sketches of Costa Rica and reports on the boundary and navigation questions between that republic, Nicaragua, and Colombia.

MOLINEUX, Edward Leslie (mol-i-no), soldier, b. in London, England, 12 Oct., 1833. He early came to the United States, and was educated at the Mechanics' society school in New York. At the beginning of the civil war he was lieutenant-colonel of the 23d regiment of the New York national guard, and went to the front in 1862 as colonel of the 159th New York volunteers. Subsequently he had command of a brigade in the 19th array corps, participating in the campaigns against Port Hudson, Red River, and Petersburg, and in the Shenandoah valley. He received the thanks of the city council and merchants of Augusta, Ga., for his honesty and fair dealing with the citizens of that town at the close of the war. The brevet of brigadier-general of volunteers was conferred on him, 19 Oct., 1804, and that of major-general on 13 March, 1865. In 1880 he was appointed brigadier-general of the 11th brigade of the New York state national guard, and in 1885 was elected major-general of the 2d division. Gen. Molineux has long been connected with the firm of C. T. Raynolds and Company, of New York, whose standing as the largest paint-house in the United States is due, in great measure, to his energy and ability. He was elected commander of the military order of the Loyal legion in 1886, and has been nominated on several occasions for civil office, but invariably declined. He has contributed to current literature various papers on military subjects, such as physical culture in public schools and the suppression of riots in cities and on railroads.

MÖLLER, Henry, clergyman, b. in Hamburg, Germany, in 1749; d. in Sharon, N. Y., 16 Sept., 1829. He came to this country when fourteen years of age, and while wandering about the streets of Philadelphia was accosted by Rev. Dr. Henry M. Muhlenberg, the &ldquo;patriarch&rdquo; of the Evangelical Lutheran church in America, who recognized him from a family likeness. He was at once taken into the clergyman's house, and made assistant in a school in which the latter was teaching. His leisure hours having been devoted to the study of theology, he was licensed to preach by the synod of Pennsylvania. He engaged in work among the poor, in collecting congregations and erecting churches, and in extending the principles of the Lutheran faith. During the Revolutionary war he was chaplain of a German regiment in the American army. Möller's first regular pastoral charge was at Reading, Pa. Thence he removed to Philadelphia, and later settled at Albany, N. Y., where he built the first Lutheran church. In 1788 he was called to New Holland, Pa., and labored there until 1795, when he took charge of the Lutherans at

Harrisburg, where he remained seven years. After preaching again six years at Albany, he had the care of the united churches at Sharon and New Rhinebeck, Schoharie co., N. Y.

MÖLLHAUSEN, Balduin, German traveller, b. in Bonn, 27 Jan., 1825. He came to the United States in 1851, visited the Rocky mountains with Duke Paul William, of Würtemberg, returned to Europe in 1852, and in 1853 was photographer and draughtsman to Lieut. Amiel W. Whipple's expedition to the Pacific. In 1857-'8 he was with Lieut. Joseph C. Ives in his exploration of Colorado river. Besides several novels, he has published &ldquo;Tagebuch einer Reise vom Mississippi nach der Südsee&rdquo; (Leipsic, 1858; English translation by Mrs. Sinnett, 2 vols., London, 1858; 2d ed., entitled &ldquo;Wanderungen durch die Prairien und Wüsten des westlichen Nordamerika,&rdquo; 1860); &ldquo;Reisen in die Felsengebirge Nordamerika's bis zum Hochplateau von Neu-Mexiko&rdquo; (2 vols., 1861); &ldquo;Der Flüchtling: Erzählung aus Neu-Mexiko&rdquo; (4 vols., 1862); &ldquo;Palmblätter und Schneeflocken: Erzählung aus dem fernen Westen&rdquo; (2 vols., 1863); &ldquo;Der Mayordomo: Erzählung aus dem südl. Californien und Neu-Mexiko&rdquo; (4 vols., 1863); &ldquo;Das Mormonenmädchen&rdquo; (6 vols., 1864-'71); &ldquo;Reliquien: Erzählung aus dem westlichen Nordamerika&rdquo; (3 vols., Berlin, 1865); &ldquo;Die Mandanenwaise: Erzählung aus den Rheinlanden und dem Stromgebiet des Missouri&rdquo; (4 vols., 1865); and &ldquo;Nord und Süd: Erzählungen und Schilderungen aus dem westlichen Nordamerika&rdquo; (2 vols., Jena, 1867).

MOLSON, John, Canadian capitalist, b. in Lincolnshire, England, in 1764; d. in Montreal in 1836. He was proprietor of the estate of Snake Hall and Moulton, Lincolnshire, but came to Canada in 1782, established a brewery in Montreal, and in 1809 was the pioneer of steam navigation of the St. Lawrence, placing the steamer "Accommodation" on its waters. Other vessels were afterward added by him, and in 1812 he did the state service in the transport of troops and supplies during the war with the United States. He subsequently became president of the Bank of Montreal, and was a member of the executive council of Lower Canada. — His son, John, b. in Montreal, 14 Oct., 1787; d. there, 12 July, 1860, after completing his school education, entered his father's service, and afterward became associated with him in business. He took an active part in the introduction of railroads into Canada, was president of the first railroad in that country, the St. Lawrence and Champlain, and continued a director of it during his lifetime. He was also a director of the Bank of Montreal, and in 1853, with his brother William, established the Molson bank, which became one of the most important in the country. When the special council replaced the parliament in 1837, he was called to a seat in it. He served on behalf of the crown during the rebellion of 1837, but his irritation at the passage of the rebellion losses bill in 1849 led him and others to sign the annexation manifesto at that time, for which he was deprived of his commissions as a colonel of militia and justice of the peace. He was noted for his benevolence, was governor for many years of the ]Montreal general hospital, and retired from its presidency only the year preceding his death. — Another son, William, b. in Montreal, 5 Nov., 1793; d. there, 18 Feb., 1875, was for many years a brewer and distiller in Montreal, and was a director of the Bank of Montreal, but retired to found, with his brother, Molson's bank, of which he was president till his death. He was at one time president of the Champlain railroad, and later a local director of the Grand Trunk