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 being the only American officer who had com- manded a modern war-ship in actual battle at that lime, which preceded by nearly four years Dewey "s great American victory at Manila in May, 1898.

'''McGOLRICK. James''', K. C. bishop, b. in Tif>- perary, Ircliiiid. in 1844. He was educated for the prie.'ithood at All Hallow's eollef;e. Dublin, and was there ordained a priest in 1867 by Archbishop Walsh. He came to St. Paul, Minn., in 186T, and Hisbop Grace made him assistant pastor at the cathedral. In 1888 he was transferred to Minne- apolis, where he secured the lots and built a small church, that of the Immaculate Conception, and here the imposing temple of the present day of the same name now stands, which cost $250,000. Father McGolrick accomplished this without aid from outside his rapidly increasing parish. In 1889, when the new diocese of Dtiluth was created, he was chosen its first bishop, and was consecrated by Archbishop Ireland at the cathedral of St. Paul in 1889, together with Bishops .Shanley and Cotter. He has ever since devoted himself to the work of developing a new diocese in the nortliwest. In 1899, with Bishop Cotter, he went to Home and was given an interview with the pope.

'''McGOVERN. Thomas''', U.C. bishop, b.in Coun- ty Cavan, Ireland, 8 May, 1832 ; d. in Ilarrisburg, Pa., 25 July, 1898. In the vear after his birth he came to this country with fiis family, who settled first in Schuylkill county and afterward in Brad- ford county. Pa. He received his education at St. Joseph's college in Susijuehanna county, and sub- sequently at Mount St. Mary's college, Knimets- burg, which he entered in 1855 as an ecclesiastical seminarian. He was ordained a priest by Bislioj) Woo<l in 18(il, and after serving at St. Francis s church, Phihulelphia, he was apjiointed |iaslor at Pottstown for a year, and then pastor successively at St. Michael's and St. Philip's church. Phila- delphia. In 1864 ho wa-s sent to take charge of the pastorate at Bellefont, a mission which em- braced the three counties of Centre, Juniata, and Mifllin. He erected a church at .Snowshoe, the first church erected in that district. Vrmn 1870 to 1873 he was pastor at York, then at Danville, and in 1881 his health, imjiaired liy his labors, compelled him to travel through Europe and the Holy Ijand. On his return he resumed niis-sion- ary work until 1888, when he was ap[K)inled and consecrated bishop of Ilarrisburg, Pennsylvania.

McGOWAN, Samuel, jurist, b. in Laurens county, S.C., 24 June. 1819; d. in Abbeville, S. C, 9 Aug., 1897. He served through the Mexican war, entering the American army as a private and re- ceiving promotion to the rank of captain. After the war lie was admitted to the bar. practised at AblH'ville, and became active in [Ktlitics. He served twelve years in the lower house of the legislature. Upon the secession of the stale he was appointed brigadier-general in the Confederate army. He to<jk part in the capture of Fort .Sumter by Gen. Beaureganl, anil in the battles of Cold Harlwir. the seconil Mantus.«a8, Chancellorsville. ami Spottsylva- nia Court-House. In 1865 he was a member of the Sfmth Carolina reconstruction convention, and was elected to congress, but admission was denied to him as to other southern represtrntatives. When the Democrats secured control of the stale government in 1879 Gen. Mcliowan wics elected just ice of the su- preme court, and lie held Iheodkefor fourteen years.

McGUIRE, Hunter Holmes, surgeon, "b. in Winchester, 'a., 11 Oct., 18:55. He was educated at the Winchester academv, and was graduated at the Jefferson me<lieal college. In 1861 he was appointed medical director of Gen. ".Stonewall" Jackson's command and saw much service during the civil war. He is president of the Richmond college of medicine, surgeon of St. Luke's hos- pital and the Virginia hospital, and has been president of several medical societies. Dr. Mc- Guire is the author of numerous professional arti- cles on medical and surgical subjects.

MeKELWAY, St. Clair, journalist, b. in Co- lumbia, Mo., 15 March, 1845. He was educated at private schools, and early in his boyhood his fam- ily moved to New Jerscv. He resumed journal- ism after being admitteit to the bar in 1806, and has been a journalist ever since. He has received the degrees of Ijli. D. from Syracuse university, L. H. D. from Union university, and D.C. Li. from St. Lawrence university. He was elected in 1883 by the legislature a regent of the University of the stale of New York for life, is an honorary mem- ber of the Long Islanil historical society, the American .society of medical jurisprudence, and a director of the American siK'ial science association. Mr. McKelway is editor of the Brooklyn "Eagle," and lias published addresses on educational, ethi- cal, historical, and patriotic subjects.

'''McKENNA. Joseph''', jurist, b. in Philadelphia, 10 Aug., 1843. When he was twelve years old his parents moved to California, and so lie is known entirely as a representative of that state. The family settled in Benicia, and the son attended a collegiate institute at Benicia, .studying law under Prof. Abbot. He was graduated from the in- stitute in 1865, and admitted to practice. In the same year he was elected district-attorney of So- lano county, ami was re-elected in 1867. At the expiration of his second term as district-attorney he moved to Siiisun, a few miles from Fairfield, and resumed the practice of law. In 1875 Mr. McKeniia was elected to the legislature, and he served in that bixly during the session of 1875-'6. In 1876 the Republicans of the 3d congressional dis- trict iioniinated him for congress, but he was de- feated. Again, in 1878, he was a candidate, and was again defeated. In 1884 he was successful, and represented the 2d California district in the 49th. 50th, and 51st congresses. He served on the comniittee on ways and means, where he came in c<iiilact with Major McKinley, and was the only member of the commiltec from a state west of the Rocky mountains. In February, 1892, President Harrison appointed McKenna a U. S. circuit judge for the 9th or Pacific slope circuit, to succeed Lo- renzo Sawyer. Judge McKenna's selection for a [ilacc in the cabinet was announced by McKinley in February, 1897. His best-known work as at- torney-general was the opinion on section 22 of the Dingley law and the settlement of the Union Pacific debt. In December, 1897. he was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Justice Field s retire- ment, and tfiok his seat in January, 1898.

MACKENZIE, John Noland, physician, b. in Baltimore. 20 Oct.. 1853. He was graduated at the University of Virginia and in llie University of New York ; was appointed clinical assistant in Bellevue hospital, and afterward a member of the house staff of that inslitution. Later he settled in London, where he received the appointment of first assistant to Dr. Morell Mackenzie and chief of clinic in the London hospital for diseases of the throat and c'licst. He subsequently studied in the University of Munich and completed his medical education in Virginia. He was formerly associated in the editorial management of the "Maryland Medical Journal," and later became the American editor of the international "Journal of Laryngol- ogy and Rhinology," and occupies the position of