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ilABIE, Hamilton Wright, editor and author, was born at Cold Spring, N.Y., Dec. 13, 1846. He was graduated from Williams college in 1867 and from Columbia, LL.B., in 1869. He prac- tised law in New York city, 1869-79 ; became

connected with the Christian Union in 1879 and formally an- editor in 1884, con- tinuing as such after that paper became TJie Outlook, in June, 1893. He became well known as a lec- turer on literary and educational topics, and as a contributor of essays to the lead- ing periodicals. He was elected a trustee and secretary of the board of trustees of Barnard college, a trustee of Williams col- lege, and president of the New York Kin- dergarten association. He received the de- grees of A.M. and L.H.D. from Williams, and LL.D. from Union in 1899. His published books include: Norse Stories (1884); My Study Fire (l8t ser., 1890; 2d ser., 1894; 3d ser., 1899); Under the Trees and Elsewhere (1891) ; Short Stud- ies in Literature (1891); Essays on Literary In- terpretation (1892); Nature and Culture (1897); Book» and Culture (1897); Work and Cxdture (1898); In the Forest of Arden (1898); The Life of the Spirit (1899); Shakespeare: Poet, Drama- tist and Man (1900) ; A Child of Nature (1901) ; and a selection of Old English Ballads and Love- Songs.

McADOO, William, representative, was born in Ireland, Oct. 25, 1853. He was brought to America at an early age by his parents, who settled in Jersey City, N.J. After attending the public schools be studied law, and in 1874 he was admitted to the bar. He was a member of the Btate assembly and a Democratic representative from the seventh district of New Jersey in the 48th, 49th, 50th and 5l8t congresses, 1883-91. He was assistant secretary of the navy during President Cleveland's second administration, 1893-97, and at the close of his term resumed the practice of law in Jersey City.

ricAFEE, Robert Breckinridge, lawyer, was born in Mercer county, Ky., in February, 1784 ; son of Robert and Anna (McCoun) McAfee, and grandson of James McCoun, who camo from Ireland in 1742 and married Margaret Walker in

1744. Robert McAfee was one of three brothers who went to Kentucky from Botetourt county, Va., in 1773, and were the first pioneers after Boone. He attended Transylvania university and conducted a farm and practised law in Mercer county, Ky., 1805-12. He was successively pri- vate, sergeant, ensign, and captain in the north- western army, 1812-14 ; served in Col. Richard M. Johnson's regiment, first as quartermaster in the relief of Fort Wayne, and as captain at the battle of the Thames, Oct. 5, 1813. He was a represent- ative in the Kentucky legislature, 1810-15 and 1819 ; a senator, 1821-24, and lieutenant-governor of Kentucky, 1824-28. He was again a represen- tative in the state legislature, 1831-32, and was a delegate to the Democratic national convention at Baltimore, Md., May 21, 1832. He was charg6 d'affaires at Bogota, Colombia, South America, 1833-37, and senator in the Kentucky legislature, 1841-45. He was married to Mary, daughter of James Cardwell. He was a member of the Royal Antiquarian society of Denmark, and an honor- ary member of the Kentucky Historical society. His private journal contained data of the early history of Kentucky and he is the author of a History of the War of 1812 (1816). He died in Mercer county, Ky., March 12, 1849.

ricALEER, William, representative, was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, Jan. 6, 1838. He im- migrated with his parents to the United States in 1851 and settled in Philadelphia, where lie later engaged with his father and brothers in the flour and grain business. He was a member of the city council, 1871-73 ; was elected a member of the Board of Guardians of the Poor in 1873, was vice-president and president of the board,, and was connected wMth other charitable and benevolent associations. He was state senator, 1886-90, and was nominated president pro tempore by the Democratic members in 1889. He was a Democratic representative from the third district of Pennsylvania in the 52(1, 53d, 55th and 56th congresses, 1891-95 and 1897-1901.

ilacALISTER, James, educator, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, April 26, 1840. He was a student at Glasgow university and at Brown uni- versity in the class of 1856, and was graduated from the Albany Law school, LL.B., 1864. He was superintendent of public schools in Milwau- kee, Wis., 1873-83; regent of the Wisconsin Normal schools, 1878-63 ; and was the first supor- intendent of public schools in Philadelphia, Pa., 1883-91. In 1891 he was elected president of the Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Pa., and he wa» lecturer on pedagogy in Johns Hopkins university in 1893, and at the University of the City of New