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Grant's army, April 8, 1865. He was a represen- tative in the state legislature, 1866 and 1870, and state senator in 1868. He was a Democratic pres- idential elector in 1884, and a representative in the 50th and 51st congresses, 1887-91. He was married in 1860 to Margaret, daughter of Owen Fennell, sheriff of New Hanover county, and his son Herbert became a lawyer in Scott's Hill. He was mortally injured by a boiler explosion and died at Scott's Hill, N.C., Feb. 26, 1896.

ricCLEARY, James Thompson, representa- tive, was born in IngersoU, Ont., Feb. 5, 1853. He attended tlie public schools and McGill uni- versity, Montreal, and taught school in Wiscon- sin. He was married, June 4, 1874, to Mary Edith, daughter of David Taylor, of Maiden Rock, Wis. He was elected superintendent of the schools of Pierce county, Wis. ; was appointed state institute conductor of Minnesota in 1881, and was professor of history and civics in the state normal school at Mankato, 1881-92. During the summer months he conducted institutes in Wisconsin, Dakota, Virginia, Tennessee and Col- orado, and in 1891 was chosen president of the State Educational association. He was a Repub- lican representative from the second Minnesota district in the 53fl-58th congresses, 1893-1905. He is the author of : Studies in Civics (1888) and Manual of Civics (1894).

McCLELLAN, Carswell, civil engineer, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 3, 1835; son of Dr. Samuel and Margaret Carswell (Ely) McClel- lan. He matriculated at the University of Penn- sylvania in the class of 1854, but left in 1851 to complete his college course at Williams, and was graduated A.B., 1855, A.M., 1858. He entered the volunteer army in May, 1862, as ensign in the 32d New York regiment, and in June, 1862, was made topographical assistant to the adjutant- general and special aide on the staff of Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys. He was wounded at'Mal- vern Hill and at Gettysburg. After April, 1864, he was assistant adjutant-general, 1st division, cavalry corps. Army of the Potomac, and of the 3d division, 5th army corps. He was taken pris- oner in the battle of Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864, and was paroled, Nov. 16, 1864, when he re- signed. He engaged as civil engineer on various roads in the United States and Brazil, 1864-81, and was U.S. civil assistant engineer, 1881--92. He was married to Annis, daughter of Vines Davis, of Collinsville, 111. He wrote Personal Memoirs and Military History of Ulysses S. Grant vs. the Record of the Army of the Potomac (1887). He died in St. Paul, Minn., March 6, 1892.

ricCLELLAN, Charles A. O., representative,

was born in Ashland, Ohio, May 25, 1835 ; son of

William and Eliza (Wiggins) McClellan, natives

of New Jersey, and of Scotch-Irish descent. He

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attended the district schools and in 1856 removed to Auburn, Ind. He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and engaged in practice at Auburn. He be- came connected with the banking business in 1868, and was elected president of the First Na- tional bank of Auburn and of the De Kalb bank of Waterloo. He was judge of the 40th circuit court of Indiana, 1887-89, and was a Democratic representative from the twelfth Indiana district in the 51st and 52d congresses, 1889-93. He died at Auburn, Ind., Jan. 30, 1898.

McCLELLAN, Ely, army surgeon, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 23, 1834; son of Dr. Samuel and Margaret Carswell (Ely) McClellan. He matriculated at the University of Pennsylva- nia with the class of 1854, left after his fresliman year, attended Williams college, 1851-53, and was graduated at Jefferson Medical college, Philadel- phia, in 1856. He practised in Philadelphia, 1856-61, and on Aug. 3, 1861, entered tlie U.S. army as assistant surgeon with the rank of 1st lieutenant and served in the field with the Army of the Potomac. He was attending surgeon at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac', 1861-62; and in hospital at Fort Monroe and Hampton, Va., 1862-65. He was promoted cap- tain and assistant surgeon, July 28, 1866 ; was post surgeon at the Camp of Recruits, Philadel- phia, Pa., July to August; 1865 ; at Fort Delaware, Del., 1865-67; at Fort Craig, New Mexico, 1867- 68, and at Fort Garland, Colorado, 1868-71 ; post surgeon at Crab Orchard, Ky., 1871-72 ; at Leb- anon, Ky., 1872-74; on special duty to investi- gate and report upon the causes of the cholera epidemic of 1873 in the United States, 1874-75, and on special duty in the office of the medical director of the department of the South, 1875-76. He was promoted surgeon with the rank of major, June 26, 1876 ; was attending surgeon at Atlanta, Ga., 1876-78 ; post surgeon at Fort Lapwai, Idaho, 1878-81 ; at Fort Vancouver, Washington T}'., at Fort McHenry, Md., 1881, and at Fort Trum- bull, Conn., 1881-84. He was surgeon to the cavalry depot at Jefferson barracks, Mo., 1885-89 ; attending surgeon at headquarters, Chicago, 111., 1889-93. He was promoted deputy surgeon-gen- eral with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1891. He was married to Emily Hopkins, daughter of Joshua Tevis of Philadelphia, Pa. He is the author of numerous medical works of impor- tance, and contributions to medical journals. He died in Chicago, 111., May 8, 1893.

ricCLELLAN, Qeorge, surgeon, was born in Woodstock, Windham county. Conn., Dec. 23, 1796 ; son of James and (Eldredge) Mc- Clellan. He was graduated. from Yale, A.B., 1816 ; studied medicine at the University of Penn- sylvania, and was graduated M.D., 1819. He was resident physician of the Almshouse hospital,