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Mo., 1851-53, at Dover, Mo., 1853-62, and at Lex- ington, Ky., 1862-81. He was made professor of sacred history in the College of the Bible, Lex- ington, Ky., a department of Kentucky univer- sity, in 1865, and president of that department in 1895. He was married, March 23, 1853, to Ottie, daughter of Bird Hix of Fayette, Mo. He edited the Apostolic Times, 1869-76, and was connected with other religious papers as correspondent and editor for over forty years. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Bethany in 1870. He is the author of : A Commentary on Acts of Apostles (1863); Commentary on the Gospels of Matthew and Mark (1876); Lands of the Bible (1880); Text and Canon of New Testament (1886); Credibility and Inspiration of New Testament (1891); Jesus and Jonah (1896).

McGAUGHEY, Edward W., representative, was born near Greencastle, Ind., Jan. 16, 1817 ; son of Arthur O. and Sarah (Bell) McGaughey. His father, born March 3, 1788, at Johnstown, Pa., removed to Putnam county, Ind., with a company of settlers. At an early age he became deputy to his father, who was clerk of the county court for twenty-four years, and he was admitted to the bar in 1835. He was married at Green- castle, Jan. 18, 1838, to Margaret Matlock. He was elected state senator in 1842, and resigned in 1843 to accept nomination for representative to the 28th congress, but was defeated by Joseph A. Wright by three votes. He was a Whig repre- sentative from the fifth district of Indiana in the 29th congress, 1845-47 ; removed to Rockville, Parke county, in 1848, where he practised law with Gov. Joseph A. Wright ; was a represent- ative in the 31st congress, 1849-51, and was de- feated for the 32d congress in 1850 by John G. Davis, Democrat. President Taylor nominated him governor of Minnesota Territory in 1849, but the senate failed to confirm the nomination. He went to California in 1852 by way of the Isthmus of Panama, where he contracted the fever from which he died while a guest at Jones's hotel in San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 6, 1852.

McGAVICK, Alexander Joseph, R.C. bishop, was born at Fox Lake, 111., Aug. 3, 1863 ; son of James and Catherine (Watt) McGavick, who came to America from county Antrim, Ireland, in 1849. He prepared for college in the public schools ; entered St. Viateur's college, Kankakee, 111., in 1879, and was graduated A.B., 1884, A.M., 1886. He was ordained priest in Chicago in 1887 ; was curate to All Saints' church, 1887-98 ; pastor of St. John's church, 1898-1900 ; and became pastor of Holy Angels' church in 1900. He was elected auxiliary bishop of Chicago in 1899 and was consecrated titular bishop of Norcopolis and auxiliary bishop of Chicago at the Cathedral of the Holy Name, May 1, 1899, twelve bishops and

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nearly three hundred visiting priests being pres- ent, Archbishop Feehan acting as consecrator and celebrant of the pontifical high mass, and Bishop Spalding of Peoria preaching the sermon. In addition to his duties as auxiliary bishop he contirmed those as pastor of Holy Angels* church.

McGEE, Anita Newcomb, surgeon, was born in Washington, D.C., Nov. 4. 1864 ; daughter of Simon and Mary Caroline (Hassler) Newcomb, and granddaughter of Jolm Burton and Emily (Prince) Newcomb and of Charles Augustus and Anna Joseph (Nourse) Hassler. She was a descendant of Elder William Brewster, of Gen. John Bull of the Continental army, and of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, first superintendent of the coast survey. She attended private

schools in Washing- ton, D.C., and spent three years in Eu- rope, taking courses at Newnham col- lege, Cambridge, Eng., the Univer- sity of Geneva, and

at Berlin, Germany, 1882-85. She was graduated from the medical department of Columbian university, Washington, D.C., M.D., 1892, and took a post-graduate course at Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, Md., in 1892, She practised medicine at Washington, D.C., 1893-96, and was attending physician of the Woman's hospital and dispensary. She was surgeon-general of the National Society of the Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution, 1894-96 ; librarian-general, 1896-97 ; vice-president-general, 1898-99, and organized and directed the " Daughters of the American Revolution Hospital Corps," which selected the women trained nurses who were appointed in the army and navy during the Span- ish-American war. Slie was appointed acting assistant surgeon in the U.S. army, Aug. 29, 1898. and was placed in charge of the army nurse corps division of the surgeon general's office, war department. She organized the " nurse corps " and visited hospitals and camps in the United States and Cuba. She was elected a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1888, was afterward elected fellow, and was secretary of the section of anthropology in 1897 ; joined the Woman's Anthropological society of America in 1888, and served as its secretary, 1889-90 : was elected to the Anthropological society of Washington, D.C.,