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he attended the University of Minnesota, receiv- ing the degrees of A.B., 1897, and A.M., 1898. He finally resigned from the Universalist min- istry and engaged in sociological and educational work. He founded "Unity House Social Settle- ment," the first social settlement in Minneapolis in 1897, and presided over it as liead resident for two years. In 1899 he taught in the boys' acad- emy in Minneapolis; in 1900 he was elected vice- president and professor of history and Latin in the Northwestern Military academy, Highland Park, 111., and on July 1, 1900, he was elected superin- tendent of the Chicago Parental school, Chicago, 111., an institution for the education and refor- mation of habitual truants, established by the Chicago board of education under a special law passed for this purpose. He was married, Jan. 14, 1892, to Emma Clarkson, daughter of the Hon. John I. Harris of Harrisonburgh, Va. He is the author of The Evolution of Man and Christian- ity (1890); Topics of the Times (1891); TJie History of the Penal and Reformatory Institutions of Illinois, and contributions to magazines.

McQueen, John, representative, was born in Robeson county, N.C., in 1808; son of James McQueen. He received a good education under the tuition of an elder brother, the Rev. A. Mc- Queen, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, 1812. He studied law, removed in early manhood to South Carolina and was admitted to the bar in 1828. He settled in practice at Bennetts- ville; was elected colonel of the state militia in 1833; brigadier-general in 1834, and major-gen- eral in 1835, resigning in 1845. He was a Demo- cratic representative from South Carolina in the 30th congress as successor to Alexander D. Sims, deceased, and in the 31st-36th congresses, serving from Feb. 12, 1849, to Dec. 21, 1860, when with the other representatives from his state he re- signed. He was a representative from South Carolina in the Confederate States congress, serv- ing from Feb. 22, 1862, to Feb. 21, 1864. He died at Society Hill, S.C., Sept. 13, 1867.

McQUILLEN, John Hugh, dentist, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 12, 1826; son of Capt. Hugh and Martha (Scattergood) McQuillen. His maternal ancestors came to America with William Penn, and one of them, Thomas Scatter- good, was a celebrated preacher of the Society of Friends. He was educated at the Friends' schools in Philadelphia and was a clerk in an importing house, 1842-47. He entered upon the study of medicine and dentistry in 1847 and in 1849 began to practice dentistry in Philadelphia. He was graduated at Jefferson Medical school, M.D., in 1852, and he also received the degree of D.D.S. from the Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery in 1853, in recognition of his services to the pro- fession. He was professor of operative dentistrv

and dental physiology in the latter institution, 1857-62. In 1863, with Drs. J. Foster Flagg, C.A. Kingsbury, and T. Wardle, and Prof. Henry- Morton, he obtained from the legislature of Pennsylvania a charter for the Philadelphia Den- tal college, and the college was established and lectures begun to a class of eleven students in the autumn of 1863. Dr. McQuillen became dean of the college and professor of dental pliysiology and held the offices until his death. He was the originator and president of the American Dental association; president of the Pennsylvania Dental society and the State Odontological society, and corresponding secretary of the biological and microscopical section of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. He edited the Dental Cosmos, 1859-71. He is the author of The Action of Anaesthetics on the Blood- Corpus- cles, which was printed in the Dental Cosmos and copied into leading journals in the United States and Europe. He also contributed articles on dental education and practice. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., March 3, 1879.

McRAE, John J., senator, was born in "Wayne county. Miss., probably in 1810. He was edu- cated as a lawyer, served in both houses of the state legislature and was speaker for two ses- sions. In 1851, on the resignation of U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis to become candidate for govern- or, he was appointed to fill out the term expir- ing March 3, 1852. He was governor of Miss- issippi, 1854-58, Democratic representative in the 35th congress, to fill out the unexpired term of John A. Quitman, who died in July, 1858, and in the 36th congress, serving 1858-61. He re- signed, Jan. 12, 1861, to take part in organizing a Confederate government. He served as a rep- resentative in the Confederate States congress, from February, 1862, to February, 1864. He emigrated to British Honduras in 1865, where he remained until his death at Balize, May 30, 1868.

McRAE, Thomas Chipman, representative,^ wasborn in Mount Holly, Ark., Dec. 21, 1851; son of Duncan L. and Mary A. Chipman (McRae)and grandson of Thomas W. Chipman. He at- tended the private schools at Shady Grove,. Mount Holly and Falcon, Ark., and worked on a farm, and in a wholesale mercantile house at Shreveport, La. He was graduated from Soule business college, New Orleans, La., in 1870, and Washington and Lee university, Lexington, Va., LL.B., 1872. He was admitted to the bar in Rosston, Ark., in 1873; was a representative in the state legislature in 1877, and when the county seat was changed to Prescott he removed his law practice there in 1877. He was a member of the town council in 1879; a presidential elector on the Hancock and English ticket in 1880; chair- man of the Democratic state convention in 1884;