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Tennessee and served till September, 1862, when he was ordered to take charge of the medical directors' office. New York city. He was bre- vetted colonel, Nov. 29, 1864, and brigadier-general March 13, 1865, for faithful and meritorious serv- ices during the war. lie was promoted lieuten- ant-colonel and assistant medical purveyor, July 2S, 1866, and was retired Feb. 22, 1869. He died in Fairfield, Clark county, Va., July 25, 1885.

MacDOUQALL, Clinton Dugald* representa- tive, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, June 14, 1839 ; son of Dugald and Margaret (MacKendrick) MacDougall ; grandson of Dugald MacDougall, and a descendant of MacDougall of Lome. He immi- grated with his parents to the United States in 1842. He was graduated from Jordan academy in 1853, studied law and engaged in the banking business in Auburn, N.Y., 1856-70. In 1861 he raised a company attached to the 75th New York volunteer regiment, was commissioned captain, and accompanied the regiment to Florida. He was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the 111th New York volunteers in August, 1862, and colonel in January, 1863. He commanded his regiment in the 3d brigade, 3d division, 2d army corps in the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, and finally the brigade after Willard and Slierrill were killed, and he was wounded in the battle. At Cold Harbor he commanded the 3d bri- gade, Ist division, Hancock's corps, and in the advance on Petersburg and Richmond and at Appomattox he commanded the 3d brigade. Miles' 1st division, Humphrey's 2d corps. He was bre- vetted brigadier-general of volunteers for gallantry in February, 1765. He was wounded four times in all and had six horses shot under him. He was postmaster of Auburn, N.Y., 1869-73 ; and was a Republican representative in the 43d and 44th congpresses, 1873-77. In June, 1876, he declined the appointment of U.S. treasurer, as he also did the office of commissioner of internal revenues and commissioner of (mtents, in July, 1876. He was U.S. marshal for the northern judicial dis- trict of New York, 1877-85 ; and a presidential elector in 1888. He established in Auburn, N.Y., a large concern for the manufacture of agricul- tural implements, and became its president. In January, 1901, President McKinley appointed him again U.S. marshal for the northern district of New York.

McDOUQALL, David, naval officer, was l)orn in Ross county, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1809 ; son of John McDougall, state representative, 181.3-15. He was warranted midshipman in the U.S. navy in 1828 ; promoted passed midshipman in 1834, lieutenant in 1841, commander in 1857, captain in 1864, commodore in 1869 and rear-admiral on the retired list in 1873. He was in command of the Wyoming, Asiatic squadron, 1861-64, and while stationed at

Shimonoseki, Japan, July 16, 1863, he engaged and silenced six batteries and three vessels of war belonging to the Japanese government. He commanded the Mare Island navy yard, Cali- fornia, 1865-66; tlie steam-sloop Powhatan, 1868- 69 ; the south squadron of the Pacific fleet in

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1870. He died in San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 7, 1882.

McDOUQALL, James Alexander, senator, was born in Bethlehem, N.Y., Nov. 19, 1817. He attended the grammar school of Albany, studied law, and removed to Pike county. III., in 1837, where he was admitted to practice. He was attorney-general of Illinois, 1842-46 ; engaged in engineering, and originated and accompanied an exploring expedition through New Mexico and Arizona to California. He settled in San Fran- cisco, where he practised law, was attorney-gen- eral of California, 1850-52 ; a representative in the state legislature for several terms, a Democratic representative in the 32d congress, 1851-53, and U.S. senator, 1861-67, where he served as chair- man of the committee on the Pacific railroad. He was a delegate from California to the Demo- cratic national convention at Chicago, Aug. 29, 1864. At the close of his senatorial term he re- tired to Albany, N.Y., where he died Sept. 3, 1867.

McDOUQALL, John, governor of California, was born in Ross county, Ohio, in 1818 ; son of John McDougall, representative in the state legislature, 1813-15, who removed to Indianapolis, Ind., about 1820. He attended school there, participated in the Black Hawk war in 1832 and was superintendent of the Indiana State prison in 1846. He rendered distinguished service in the war with Mexico, 1846-47. He removed to Cali- fornia in 1849, was a member of the state con- stitutional convention, was lieutenant-governor of the state, 1849-51, and upon the resignation of Governor Burnett, Jan. 9, 1851, he succeeded to the office and served out the term. During his administration the famous San Francisco vigi- lance committee was organized. He was subse- quently elected to the state senate. He died in San Francisco, Cal., March 30, 1866.

McDowell, Charles, patriot, was born in Winchester, Va., in 1743 ; son of Joseph McDowell, who emigrated from Ireland in 1730 and settled first in Pennsylvania, then in Winchester, Va. and finally at Quaker Meadows, on the Catawba river, N.C. Charles enlisted in the Revolutionary army in 1775, and commanded a large district of North Carolina. The organized troops erected fortifications, and in June, 1780, he attacked the