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190 Charlottesville, taking no full degree at either. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1869. lie took an active interest in the Miller raanual-lalxir school, of Albemarle county, serving on the board of visitors for a number of years. He lias also served the Univeisity of Virginia in the same capacity. In December, 189.'i, he was elected to the U. S. senate as a Democrat, to suc- ceed Eppa Hunton, who first had been appointed by the governor and then elected by the legisla- ture to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator John S. Barbour.

MARTINELLI, Sebastian. R. C. archbishop, b. 20 Aug.. 1848, in the parish of Santa Anna, Lucca, Italy. He and his brother, Cardinal To- maso Maria Martinelli,and another brother. Father Aurelius Martinelli, were all distinguished members of tlie Augustinian order. He received his literary and classical education at St. Michael's seminary at Lucca, and afterward went to Rome, where, in 1863, he joined the Augustinian order and studied philosophy and tlieology at the college of St. Au- gustine. He was for twenty-two years a teacher in the order, being ordained a priest in 1874. In Sep- tember, 1889, he was elected at a general chapter of the Augustinian order prior-general of the Hermits of the order of St. Augustine, and was re-elected in 189.1. Hewiis promoter of the causes of beatification and canonization before the Con- gregation of rites, and since 1890 theologian of the Congregation of the holy ofBce. In 1894 he visited the United States as superior-general of the Augustinians ; in 1896 he was appointed apos- tolic delegate, was consecrated archbishop of Ephe- sus in August of that year, and has since resided at Washington as the successor of Satolli as the pope's rypresentative in the United States.

MASO, Bartolomé y Marquez, Cuban presi- dent, b. in Slanzanillo, Cuba, in 1834. He joined the insui-gent forces as a private on the outbreak of the war in 1868. He rendered such valuable services to his country dur- ing the campaign that he was mus- tered out as colo- nel. After the dec- laration of peace in 1878 he returned to Manzanillo, where he was arrested by order of t'apt.- Gen. Polavieja and confined in Mor- ro castle, Santiago de Cuba. From thence he was de- ported to Spain, and subsequently was sent in chains to the penal colony at the Chcfarine islands. After he received his pardon in 1888 he returned to Manzanillo, where he amassed a large fortune. In 1895 he was one of the first to join the Cuban army. Afterdischarging his outstanding liabilities he destroyed the rest of his crops by fire, thus leav- ing nothing for the Spaniards to capture. He served in the army until 1895. when he was elected vice- president of the republic. In 1897 he was elected to the presidency as a further mark of the apprecia- tion of his services in the cause of Cuban freedom.

MASON, Alexander Macomb, soldier, b. in Washington, D. C, 10 Nov., 1841 : d. there. 17 March, 1897. In early life he was appointed a midshipman in the U. S. navy, and served on the "Niagara" while that vessel was laying the At- lantic cable. When Virginia adopted the ordi- nance of secession he resigned and entered the Confederate naval .service, taking part in the en- gagement in Hampton Hoads. Alter the war he rendered military service in Chili, China, and Cuba till 1870, when he went to Egypt, with whose khedive he soon became a favorite. He was selected to reorganize the Egyptian army and navy, made the first survey of Lake Albert Ny- anza. was appointed governor of equatorial Africa by Gen. Gordon, and in 1877 was sent to Mas- sowah to keep the peace between the Soudanese and the Abyssinians. In 1878 he served with Gen. Gordon in Khartoum, and in 1884 was ap- pointed by the khedive governor of Massowah and high commissioner of the Soudan. During his service in Egypt he was director-general of public lands. Mason Bey. who held the rank of colonel, was also sent on several important polit- ical missions. He married the only daughter of the late Edmund Hurry, of New York city.

MASON, Edward Gay. lawyer, b. in Bridge- port, Conn., 28 Aug., 1839: d. in Chicago, 18 Dec, 1898. He was a son of Roswell Mason, a civil en- gineer, who was at one time mayor of Chicago, 'riie son was graduated from Yale in 1860, and studied law, holding a high position at the Chi- cago bar. He was for several years a member of the law firm of Mattocks & Mason, and later was associated with his brothers in the firm of Mason Brothers. He was a member of the Yale corpora- tion, and his name had been mentioned among the fossibilities for the presidency of that institution, le was for many years the president of the Chi- cago historical society, had written several pam- phlets on early Illinois history, and contributed many articles to magazines. He had been suc- cessively president of the Chicago bar association and of the Chicago literary club. Mr. Slason edited and annotated '• Early Chicago and Illi- nois," being vol. iv. of Chicago's historical so- ciety's collection, issued in 1890.

MASON, Theodore Bailey Myers, naval offi- cer, b. in New York city, 8 May. 1848 ; d. in Sau- gerties, N. Y., 15 Oct., 1899. He was graduated at the U. S. naval academy ; served on the sea in many parts of the world ; in the hydrographic office and bureau of navigation, as an instructor in the naval academv. as a diplomatic naval at- tache, as an aide to president Arthur, as naval secretary to Mr. Whitney and Gen. Tracy when they were secretaries of the navy, and as flag- lieutenant or secretary to several admirals. While serving along the South American coast he made several important reports on the observations of the war between Chili and Peru, and compiled a sketch of that war. which was published by the navy department and translated for use in Chili. He was promoted a lieutenant-commander in 1894, and was retired in December of the same year. In the war with Spain he offered his services and took part in the naval battle of Santiago. Commander Jlasim died at his country-scat on the Hudson, and his funeral at Greenwood cemetery was attended by Admiral Philip and other naval officers. He inherited a fortune from his grand- father, Sidney Mason, whose name he added to his own, and resi<led in a fine house in Washington, which contained one of the most valuable private libraries in the country, collected by his father.