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state of New Jersey by Governor Green, March 29, 1887, was re-appointed by Governor Werts in 1894, and unanimously confirmed by the senate, and served until his death. He was the Dem- ocratic candidate for governor in 1895, but was defeated by John W. Griggs. He received the degree of LL.D. from Princeton in 1891. He died in Jersey city, N.J., April 21, 1900.

McQILL, Andrew Ryan, governor of Minne- sota, was born in Crawford county, Pa., Feb. 19, 1840 ; son of Charles Dillon and Angeline (Martin) McGill ; grandson of Patrick and Anne (Baird) McGill and of Armand and Mary (Ryan) Martin,

and great-grandson of Gen. Charles Mar- tin, of John Ryan and of Simon Hirarod, soldiers in the Revo- lutionary war. An- drew Ryan McGill spent his boyhood on his father's farm, re- ceived his education in the public schools and the village acad- emy, and taught school in Kentucky, 1859-60. He removed to Minnesota in June, 1861, and resumed teaching. In August, 1862, he enlisted in tlie 9th Minnesota volunteers, served one year, and was discharged on account of failing health. He was editor and publisher of the St. Peter Tribune, 1863-66 ; county superintendent of schools ; clerk of the district court, 1866-70 ; was admitted to the bar in 1868 ; was private secretary for Gov- ernor Austin, 1869-73, and insurance commis- sioner for the state, 1873-86. In 1886 he was nominated by the Republicans as their candidate for governor and was elected for the term which ended Jan. 9, 1889. He was elected to the state senate in 1897, and in June, 1900, was appointed postmaster at St. Paul by President McKinley.

McQILL, John, R. C. bishop, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 4, 1809. His parents were natives of Ireland, who came to America before their marriage and settled in Philadelphia and in 1818 removed to Bardstown, Ky. He was grad- uated from the College of St. Joseph in 1828 ; was admitted to the bar in 1830 and practised at Bardstown. He studied for the priesthood in the seminary at Bardstown ; at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Md., and was ordained priest at Bardstown, Ky., June 13, 1835, by Bishop David. He was pastor of St. Peter's, Lexington, Ky., and was appointed assistant at St. Louis Ber- trand's, Louisville, Ky. , in the latter part of 1836, and in 1838 visited England on a mission for VU.-10

Bishop Chabrat. He was editor of the Catholic Advocate, 1838-48, and won a reputation as a de- fender of the dogmas of his church. He also, with Vicar-General Spalding, engaged in contro- versy with the Protestant League of Louisville, Ky. He was vicar- general of the diocese of Louisville, 1848-50, and was consecrated bishop of Richmond, Va., in St. Joseph's church, Bardstown, Ky., by Archbishop Kenrick of St. Louis, Nov. 10, 1850, assisted by Bishops Miles and St. Palais. Bishop McGill found in the diocese of Richmond only ten churches and eight priests, and the cathedral, bishop's residence, loaded with debt.

and sisters' house, all He laid the corner-stone for churches at Fredericksburg and Fairfax stations in 1858, the corner-stone of St. Patrick's church, Richmond, in June, 1859, and churches at Warrenton, Harper's Ferry, Old Point Com- fort, Martinsburg, Grafton, Fort Monroe and Norfolk were subsequently built. He went to Rome in 1854 to take part in the convention to decide upon the definition of the doctrine of the immaculate conception ; was present at the eighth provincial council at Baltimore, Md. ; was present at the ninth provincial council of Balti- more, in May, 1858, and visited Rome to join in the deliberations of the Vatican council in 1869. During the civil war he devoted himself to the care of the sick and established a hosi^ital in Richmond. He built the Convent and Academy of Visitation Monte Maria, in Richmond, Va., in 1866, and introduced several other sisterhoods. He also built fourteen parochial schools during his bishopric. Bishop McGill wrote a criticism of Macaulay's " History of England " ; translated Audin's "Life of Calvin" (1847), and is the author of a series of controversial letters ad- dressed to Robert Ridgway ; The True Church Indicated to the Inquirer and Our Faith the Vic- tory. He died in Richmond, Va., Jan. 14, 1872. McQlNNIS, Qeorge Francis, soldier, was born in Boston, Mass., March 19, 1826 ; son of Alexander and Hannah (Smith) McGinnis. He removed to Maine and subsequently to Ohio. He served in the Mexican war as lieutenant and captain of Ohio volunteers, and in the civil war he was commis- sioned lieutenant colonel of the 11th Indiana reg- iment under Col. Lew Wallace. He was pro- moted colonel in September, 1861, commanded