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 MEADE

MEAGHER

431 days in the Pacific ocean, 1871-73. He was inspector of ordnance at the Brooklyn navy-yard, 1873-76 ; was president of a board to revise ord- nance instructions ; commanded the Vandalia in the West India station ; was promoted captain, March 13, 1880 ; served as second in command at the Brooklyn navy-yard, 1883-84 ; was presi- dent of the inventory board in 1885, and com- mandant at the Washington navy -yard, 1887-90. He was naval representative of the U.S. govern- ment at the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago, 111., 1890-94 ; was in command of the North Atlantic squadron, 1894-95, and was retired at his own request. May 9, 1895, with the rank of rear-admiral. He contributed to the leading magazines, and is the author of works on boat exercise and naval construction. He died in Washington. D.C, May 4, 1897.

MEADE, Wllliain, third bishop of Virginia, and 22d in succession in the American episcopate, was born near Millwood, Va., Nov. 11, 1789 ; son of Richard Kidder and Jane Randolph Meade. He was graduated from the College of New Jer- sey, A.B.,1808, A.M., 1811; was ordered deacon, Feb. 24, 1811, and ordained priest, Jan. 10, 1814. He was assistant to the Rev. Alexander Bal- maine in Millwood in 1811 ; rector of Christ church, Alex- andria, Va., 1811-13, and was rector at Millwood, as success- or to Mr. Balmaine, 1821-29. He was ac- tive in procuring the election of Dr. Rich- ard C. Moore as bishop of Virginia. In 1827 he caused his name to be withdrawn as a possible can- didate for assistant bishop of Pennsylvania. In 1829 he was elected assistant bishop of Virginia, and was consecrated in PhiUidelphia, Pa., Aug. 19, 1829, by Bishops White, Hobart, Griswold, Moore, Croes, Brownell, and Onderdonk. He served as pastor of Christ church, Norfolk, Va., 1834-36, and upon the death of Bishop Moore, Nov. 11,

1841, he succeeded as bishop of Virginia, and to the presidency of the Theological seminary at Alexandria, Va. He was given an assistant in the person of the Rev. John Johns, D.D., Oct. 13,

1842. He was one of the founders of the Evangel- ical Knowledge society in 1847. He opposed se- cession, and in 1861 made many efforts to save Virginia from participating in the civil war. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by the College of William and Mary in 1827.

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He published an American edition of the works of the Rev. William Goode, and is the author of: Family Prayers (1834); Pa&toral Letters on the Duty of Affording Religious InstrMction ta 77io.se in Bondage (1834); Life of Rev. Deverexix Jdrratt by Himself, Abridged by Bishop Meade (1840) ; Companion to the Font and Pidpit (1846) ; Lectures on tlie Pastoral Office (1849) ; Reasons for Loving the Episcopal Church (1852) ; Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia {1857); The Bible and the Classics (1861). He died in Rich- mond, Va., March 14, 1862.

MEAQHER, Thomas Francis, soldier, was born in Waterford, Ireland, Aug. 3, 1823. His father, a merchant of wealth, was a member of the British parliament for several years. Thomas attended the Jesuit college at Clongowes, Kil- dare, 1832-38, and Stonyhurst college, near Pres- ton, England, 1838-43. He joined the Irish patriots and was a speaker at the national meet- ing at Kilkenny, and in 1846 he was one of the leaders of the revolutionary Young Ireland party. He went to Paris in 1848, as a representative of the Irish confederation, to address the provisional government of France, and on his return he pre- sented to the citizens of Dublin an Irish tricolor, and made it the occasion for delivering an in- cendiary speech. He was arrested on the charge of sedition, March 21, 1848, and was bailed, but after the passage of the treason felony act he was rearrested and sentenced to death. The sentence was subsequently commuted to banishment for life, and he was taken to Van Diemen's Land on July 9, 1849. He escaped in 1852 and came to the United States. He studied law, was admit- ted to the bar in 1856, and practised in New York city, 1856-61. He organized a company of zouaves in 1861, and joined the 69th New York volunteers, commanded by Michael Corcoran. He took part in the battle of Bull Run, where his horse was shot under him, July 21, 18G1, while serving as major of his regiment, and after three months' service he returned to New York with the regiment. He recruited the Irish brigade in the winter of 1861-62, and was elected colonel of the 1st regiment. He was commissioned briga- dier-general, Feb. 3, 1862, and assumed command of the brigade. He was present at the battles of Seven Pines, Gaines's Mill, Malvern Hill, Savage's Station, Frayser's Farm, Second Bull Run, An- tietam, where his horse was shot under him. and Chancellorsville. At Marye's Heights the Irish brigade, led by General Meagher, reached the stone wall, but was repulsed, and at Chancellors- ville he commanded a division until carried from the field wounded. On the reorganization of the army no command was offered him and he resigned his commission and returned to New York. He was reappointed brigadier- general of