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ington. born December 25, 1874; now resides in Macon, Georgia ; he was formerly an elder in the Central Presbyterian Church of Bris- tol, Tennessee. 6. William Warren, born November 26. 1877 ; resided in North Ya- kima. \\'ashington. 7. Mary, born August II, 1879, died September 6, following. 8. John, born December 16, 1880; graduate of ^^'ashington and Lee University ; is profess- or of chemistry in New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, New Mexico. 9. Mat- thew Thompson, born April 27, 1883; grad- uated at Washington and Lee University, A. B., 1904, at University of Virginia, M. A.. 1907, at Columbia University, 1912, Ph. 1).; is a teacher of philosophy in that insti- tution.

(VI) Rev. James Alexander McClure, second son of Matthew Thompson and Sarah Catherine (Bumgardner) McClure, was born December 12, 1872. He graduated from Washington and Lee University. A. P).. in June, 1899. He was final orator of the Graham-Lee Literary Society, in 1896, and in 1899 debater at the intermediate celebra- tion of the same society, member of Ring- tum Phi staff, 1899, and vice-president of Young Men's Christian Association, 1899 ; valedictorian class, 1899. He entered Union Theological Seminary of Virginia in Sep- tember. 1899. and graduated Bachelor of Divinity in 1902. In his senior year he was editor-in-chief of the Union Seminary Maga- zine. Entering Princeton Seminary as a graduate student in 1902, he graduated as Bachelor of Divinity in 1903. His rearing upon the paternal farm and participation in its labors, where he took his part in the fields with hired men during vacation seasons, de- veloped in him a strong physiciue. He is described by his contemporaries as thor- oughly Scotch-Irish. During school sessions his mornings and evenings were devoted to the usual chores about the farm, and thus he was prepared for the more serious occu- pations of his later years. He considers his reading and study of philosophy as the most helpful in preparing for his life work. Im- mediately after graduation from Princeton he became pastor of the Presbyterian church at Front Royal, Virginia, and there contin- ued until 1906. For two years following he was pastor at Buena Vista, Virginia, and for four 3'ears at Henderson. North Carolina. In 191 2 he was installed ])astor of the Sec- ond Presbyterian Church of Petersburg, in

which field he is now laboring. He is a member of Petersburg Lodge, No. 15, An- cient Free and Accepted Masons ; Peters- burg Union Chapter, No. 7, Royal Arch Maons ; and of Powhatan Tribe. Improved Order of Red Men. In 1914 he published a very comprehensive genealogical work, cov- ering the McClure family of Virginia, from his pen. He married, December 31, 1903, Josie, daughter of John and Letitia (Tate) Gilke- son, granddaughter of William and Mar- garet (Ingles) Gilkeson, and of John A. and Margaret (Randolph) Tate, the last named a daughter of John Randolph, who came from Charlotte. Virginia, to Augusta county, in 1810, and died there in 1861. Children: Margaret Randolph, John Gilkeson, Jane, Katherine Bumgardner. James Alexander, and Josie Charlton.

Charles See McNulty, A. B., LL. B., of

Roanoke. Virginia, whose eminent position in legal circles and prominence in public life demand for him distinct recognition in the history of Virginia, is the son of Frank McNulty, and the grandson of John Mc- Nulty. The latter was born in county Donegal, Ireland, in 1769, and was gradu- ated from the University of Dublin, Ireland. He came to America, and settled in Poca- hontas county, then Virginia, now West Virginia, in 1790. and taught school for a time. Subsequently he established a private school at Monterey, Virginia. His son, Frank McNulty, was born October 2.^^, 1827, and was engaged in the occupation of farm- ing and stock raising. For many years he took a prominent part in the public affairs of Highland county, Virginia, and was for a long time a member of the county court. He married Frances Wilson.

Charles See McNulty was born in Mon- terey, Highland county, Virginia, July 27, 1877. Foi" a time he attended the public schools of his native town, then studied under the tutorship of Professor John M. Colaw, who prepared him for entrance to the Washington and Lee L^niversity in 1898, and he was graduated from the acad- emic department in 1902 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then took the law course, and was graduated in 1904 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. At the same time he was admitted to the bar of Virginia, and immediately located in Roanoke. Vir- ginia, where he opened offices for the prac-