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 McCARTEE

McCAULEY

November, 1898, has an extended account of Dr. McCartee's life written by E. K. Miller of Tokyo. He died in San Francisco, Cal., July 17, 1900.

McCARTEE, Robert, clergyman, was born in New York city, Sept. 30, 1790; son of Peter and Mary (McDowell) McCartee; grandson of Finlay McEachan; and a great-grandson of Angus Mc- Eachan, of Islay, Argyleshire, Scotland, who in 1757 came to America as a political refugee, after taking a prominent part on the losing side in the Imttle of Culloden. He soon settled in New York city, and changed his name to Mc- Cartee. Robert was graduated at Columbia, A.B., 1808, A.M., 1811; practised law in New York city for a short time and was graduated at the Theological Seminary of the Associate Reformed church. New York city, in April. 1816. He was pastor of the Old Scots church, Philadelpliia, Pa., 181ft-21; of the Irish Presbyterian church, New York city, 1821-36; at Port Carbon, Pa., 1836-40; at Gkwhen and Newburgh, N.Y., 1840-56, and of the Associate Reformed church, New York city. 1856-62. He was married to Jessie Graham Bethune (1796-1855), sister of the Rev. George VV. Bethune (q.v.), and daughter of Divie and Joanna (Graham) Bethune; the latter was a daughter of Isiibella Graham, who, with her children was identified with the beginnings of organized charity in New York city. Robert McCartee received the honorary degree of S.T.D. from Columbia in 1831. He died in Yonkers, N.Y., March 12, 1865.

McCARTER, Henry, illustrator, was born in Norristown, Pa., July 5, 1865; son-of Marshall J. and Anne (Bowden) McCartcr. He was a student at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins, 1883-89; meanwhile illustrating occasionally for the Century and '>ther magazines. In 1889 he went to France and studied under Bonnat, Rixens and Alexander Harrison. His illustrations for Zola's " Lourdes " i!id Paul Verlaine's poems, which appeared in [Hd\, at once established his reputation as an illustrator. He returned to America in 1891 and made numerous notable drawings for Scribner's Magazine. In 1895-96 he was again in Paris, studying under Merson. Among his more im- portant drawings may be mentioned the illustra- tions for An Easter Hymn (1895); a series of I Ira wings of Coney Island (1895); The Sea is His, a series of colored drawings for Scribner's Maga- zine and a number of mural decorations.

ricCARTHY, Dennlfl, representative, was born at Salina. N.Y.. March 19. 1814; son of Thomas and Percy (Soule) McCarthy. His father, a na- tive of Cork, Ireland, born 1786, came to Salina, N.Y., in 1807; was a pioneer merchant and manufacturer of salt; a member of the state avssembly in 1843, and president of the village of

Salina in 1845. Dennis attended the Onondaga Valley academy until 1834, and in 1843 joined his father in business. In 1844 he was elected by the Denjocratic party to the state assembly, and in 1846 became a leading merchant and banker in Syracuse, and was mayor of the city in 1853. He became a Republican in 1861 and was a representative in the 40th and 41st con- gresses, 1867-71. He was defeated as the Independ- ent Republican cadidate for representative in the 42d congress in 1870; was state senator, 1875-85; president of the senate, 1881-85; and became lieutenant-governor of the state, Jan. 6, 1885. He died in Syracuse, N.Y., Feb. 15, 1886.

MacCARTNEV, Washington, educator, was born in Westmoreland county. Pa., Aug. 24, 1812. He was graduated from Jefferson college, Canonsburg, Pa., in 1834, and was professor of mathematics at Lafayette college, 1835-36 and 1837-38; and of mathematics and modern lan- guages at Jefferson college, 18.36-37. He was ad- mitted to the bar of Northampton county. Pa. , Jan. 18, 1838. He was married, April 18, 1839. to Mary E., daughter of William Maxwell of New Jersey. He was professor of mathematics at Lafayette college, 1843-44 and in 1846, and was deputy attorney-general for Northampton countj*, 1846-48. He established a law school in Easton, Pa., in 1846, which was incorporated as the Union Law school in 1854. He was a trustee of Lafayette college. 1847-52; professor of mental and moral philosophy, 1849-53, and was president judge of the 3d judicial district of Pennsylvania, 1851-56. He also lectured before schools and in- stitutes. He received the degree of LL.D. from Marshall college in 1852. He is the author of Differential and Integral Calculus (1844); The Origin and Progress of the United States (1846). He died in Philadelphia, Pa., July 15, 1856.

McCARTY, Jonathan, representative, was born in Tennessee about 1800; son of Judge Ben- jamin McCarty, who removed to Indiana with his family, settled in Franklin county and was one of the judges of the circuit court under tiie territorial government. Jonathan attended the public school, engaged in mercantile pursuits and served as a representative in the state legislature, where he procured the passage of the law laying off Fayette county, Ind. He settled at Connors- ville, its county seat, where he served for a time as clerk of its courts. He was a Whig re- presentative from Fayette county in the 22d, 23d and 24th congresses, 183L-37: a presidential elector on the Harri.son ticket in 1840, and for a short time was receiver of public moneys at Fort Wayne, Ind. He died in Keokuk, Iowa, in 1855. ricCAULEY, Charles Adams Hoke, soldier and author, was lx)rn in Middletown, Md., July 13, 1847. He was graduated from the U.S. Military