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tion, Meditermnean wiuadron, 1835-38 ; Brazilian squadron. 183b-42, and was promoted lieutenant, Feb. 25, 1841. He was executive officer on the sloop Decatur, 1854, and was ordered to the Paci- fic in the Indian campaigns in Washington and

Oregon terri- tories, 1855-56. He was pro- moted to the rank of com- mander, Sept. 14, ia'>5, and assumed com- mand of the "■ Decatur. He

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varioas vessels in the Pacific squadron, 1861-65 ; was promoted captain, April 24. 1863 ; commanded the Mare Island navy yard. Cal., 1867-68, and was promoted commodore, Nov. 26, 1868. He served in the Pacific squadron, 1868-70 ; com- manded the Peninsula navy yard, 1870-73, and was retired, Dec. 11. 1872. He was promoted rear-ad- miral on the retired list, Aug. 15, 1876. He died in Washington, D.C., April 27, 1883.

MIDDLETON, Henry, delegate, was born in South Carolina in 1717 ; son of Governor Arthur Middleton (1681-1737). He was speaker of the commons house, 1745-47. again served in that body, 1754-55 ; was commissioner of Indian affairs in 1755, and was a member of the South Carolina council, 1755-70, when he resigned. He was colonel of a provisional regiment in the war

with the Chero- kee Indians, 17- 60-61 ; was dele- gate from South Carolina to the Continental con- gress, 1774-76, and president of that body from Oct. 22, 1774, to May 10, 1775. He resigned early in the year 1776, and was suc- ceeded by his son Arthur (q. v.). He was presi- dent of the Provincial congress of South Caro- lina, 1776, receiving the public thanks of that body for his services in the cause of lib- erty ; and was a member of the council of safety. He was a wealthy planter and slave owner, his estate, Middleton Place, comprising 50,000 acres of land on the banks of the Ashley river. He took an active interest in advancing agricultural, commercial and educational inter- ests of the state, and contributed to the establish- ment of the College of New Jersey, the College of

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Rhode Island and the College of Philadelphia. He was married to Mary Williams, the daughter of a wealthy planter of South Carolina. He died in Charleston, S.C., June 13, 1784.

MIDDLETON, Henry, statesman, was born in London, England, Sept. 28, 1770 ; son of Arthur, the signer, and Mary (Izard) Middleton. He was educated in England, and at his father's death in 1787 inheriteil Middleton Place on the Ashley river, the Newport estates and a large fortune. He traveled extensively in England and America, and entertained lavishly at his home. He was married, Nov. 13, 1774, to Mary Helen, daughter of Julius Hering of Heybridge Hall, England, a captain in His Majesty's 34th regiment. He was a repre- sentative and senator in the state legislature, 1801-10 ; governor, 1810-12 ; a representative in the 14th and 15th congresses, 1815-19, and U.S. minister plenipotentiary at the Court of St. Petersburg, Russia, 1820-30. He became a leader of the Union party of South Carolina, and was a member of the Union convention in 1833. He died in Charleston, S.C., June 14, 1846.

MIDDLETON, Henry, author, was born in Paris, France, March 16, 1797 ; son of Henry (1770-1846) and Mary Helen (Hering) Middleton. He was educated by private tutors, and was graduated at the U.S. Military academy, 2d lieu- tenant in the corps of engineers, March 2, 1815. He was on leave of absence until July 15, 1816, when he resigned. He studied at the Litchfield Law school, Conn., 1819-20, and in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1820-22, and was admitted to the bar in Charleston, S.C, but never practised law, devot- ing himself to the study of philosophy and politi- cal economy and to literary work. He opposed the nullification act of South Carolina in 1832-33, and published an essay on "The Prospects of Disunion." He contributed to periodicals, articles in favor of free trade ; and is the author of : The Government and the Currency (1850) ; Econom- ical Causes of Slavery in the United States and Obstacles to Abolition (1857) ; Tlie Government of India as It Has Been, as It Is, and as It Ought to Be (1858) ; and Universal Suffrage in the Various Conditions and Progress of Society. He died in W^ashington, D.C., March 15, 1876.

MIELZINER, Moses, Jewish educator and author, was born in Schubin, Germany, Aug. 12, 1828 ; son of Rabbi Benjamin and Rosa (Levin- sohn) Mielziner. He was educated under his father in Hebrew and rabbinical lore, attended the Werder gymnasium and afterward the Uni- versity of Berlin, 1846-52. He also studied the- ology under the rabbis of Berlin, had charge of the Jewish congregation, Waren, Mecklenburg, 1852- 55, and was principal of a Jewish Theological school at Copenhagen, Denmark, 1855-65. He was married, May 19, 1861, to Rosette, daughter of