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of Pennsylvania its first trustee, and he resigned in April of the same year to accept the position of professor of divinity. He served as vice-prin- cipal of the college, 1805-33. The degree of A.M. was conferred on him by Jefferson college in 1805. He died at Canonsburg, Pa., Nov. 16, 1833.

McMillan, Samuel James Renwick, sen- ator, was born in Brownsville, Pa., Feb. 22, 1826. He was graduated from Duquesne college, Pittsburg, Pa., in 1846, studied law in the office of Edwin M. Stanton, Pittsburg, 1848-49, was admitted to the bar in 1849, and practised in Pittsburg, 1849-53, and in Stillwater, Minn. Ter., 1852-56. He removed to St. Paul, Minn. Ter., in 1856, and was chosen the first judge of the first judicial circuit upon the formation of the judicial department of the state government, May 24, 1858, and served to July 1, 1864. He was associate justice of the supreme court of the state, 1864-74, and chief justice from April 7, 1874, to March 10, 1875. He was a Republican U.S. senator from Minnesota, 1875-87, where he served as chairman of the committee on claims and succeeded Sena- tor Conkling as chairman of the committee on commerce. In 1890 he was appointed by the general assembly of the Presbyterian church, on the committee of revision of Confession of Faith. He received the degree LL.D. from the Western University of Pennsylvania in 1891. He is the author of Presbyterian and Republican Gov- ernment. He died in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 3, 1897.

McMillan, WilHam, educator, was born in Lewistown, Pa., in 1777. He was graduated at Jefferson college, A.B., 1802, A.M., 1805. Ho studied theology under the Rev. John McMillan (q.v.) ; was licensed by the presbytery of Ohio and was ordained by the same presbytery in 1804. He was pastor at Two Ridges, Ohio, 1804-16, president of Jefferson college, Pa., 1816-22, stated supply at Miller's River, 1816-23, and president of Franklin college. New Athens, Ohio, 1823-32. He died at New Athens, Ohio, April 11, 1832.

McMILLEN, William Linn, soldier, was born in Hillsboro, Highland county, Ohio, Oct. 18, 1829 ; son of George and Nancy McMillen, grand- son of William McMillen and a descendant of the McMillen clan of Scotland. He was gradu- ated from the Starling Medical college, Columbus, Ohio, and practised medicine at Columbus, 1852- 62. He was married, April 18, 1861, to Mrs. Eliza- beth I. King, daughter of William Neil of Colum- bus, Ohio. He was surgeon in the Russian army during the Crimean war, 1855-56 ; was surgeon of the 1st Ohio infantry at the outbreak of the civil war, and was commissioned colonel of the 95th Ohio infantry regiment in 1862, which he commanded during the Kentucky campaign of that year and the Vicksburg campaign of 1863. He commanded a division of infantry at the en-

gagement with Forrest's cavalry at Brice's Cross- Roads, Miss., June 10, 1864, and the 1st brigade, 1st division, detachments of the Army of Tennes- see at Nashville, Dec. 15-16, 1864, where he led his brigade in the decisive charge that routed the. Confederate army under Hood. He subsequently commanded a district in eastern Mississippi with headquarters at Meridian. He was brevetted brigadier-general for his action, Dec. 16, 1864. and major-general of volunteers, March 13, 1865. He settled in Louisiana in 1866, and engaged in cotton-planting. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1868 ; state senator, 1870-72 ; and was chosen by the legisla- ture as U.S. senator from Louisiana in 1872 and again in 1873, but was not allowed to take his seat. He was postmaster at New Orleans under President Hayes and surveyor of the port under Harrison. He died at Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 10. 1902.

McMILLIN, Benton, governor of Tennessee, was born in Monroe county, Ky., Sept. 11, 1845. He was educated at Plymouth academy, Tenn., and at Kentucky university, Lexington, but was not graduated. He studied law under Judge E. L. Gardenhire, and settled in practice at Celina, Tenn., in 1871. He was a representative in the state legislature in 1874, and was commissioned by the governor of Tennessee to treat with the state of Kentucky for territory in 1875. He was a presi- dential elector on the Tilden and Hendricks ticket in 1876, and was appointed special judge of the circuit court of Tennessee, by Gov. James D. Porter, Jr., in 1877. He was a Democratic repre- sentative from the fourth Tennessee district in the 46th-55th congresses, 1879-99, and was elected governor of Tennessee in 1898 and was re-elected in 1900 for the term, 1901-03.

McMINN, Joseph, governor of Tennessee, was born in Pennsylvania, served in the war of the American Revolution and engaged in farming. He removed to Hawkins county, Tenn., and served in the state legislature, and was speaker of the state senate in 1807. He was governor of the state, 1815-21, and during his administration established a loan ofiice in connection with public lands ; advocated the improvement of roads and waterways in the state ; suggested the building of a canal to unite the Holston and Tennessee rivers with the Mobile river, and urged upon congress the canal around Muscle shoals, Tennessee river. He was appointed Indian agent in 1821 by President Monroe, and died at the Cherokee agency, Nov. 17, 1824.

MacMONNIES, Frederick, sculptor, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 28, 1865 ; son of William and Juliana Eudora (West) MacMonnies. His father, a native of Whithorn, Scotland, and a member of the clan Menzies, came to the United States in his boyhood and made a fortime in the