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Mccann, William Penn

naval officer, was born May 4, 1830, in Paris, Ky. he was appointed midshipman in the United States navy in 1848, and, having been promoted through the various grades, became lieutenant-commander in 1862.

Mccarthy, Daniel

merchant, poet, was born Nov. 15, 1850, in Ireland. Since 1863 he has been a successful merchant of Sandusky, Ohio. He has written extensively both prose and verse for the periodical press and some of his poems have appeared in Poets of America and other standard works. He takes an active part in the public affairs of his and city, county and state; and has filled several public offices of honor.

Mccarthy, Dennis

manufacturer, legislator, state senator, was born March 19, 1814, in Syracuse, N. Y. In 1846 he was elected to the New York state legislature; in 1853 was mayor of Syracuse; and was elected a representative from New York to the fortieth and forty-first congresses. In 1875 he was elected to the senate of New York; remained in the senate, by re-election, until 1885; and in 1881 was chosen president of the senate pro tem. He died Feb. 14, 1886.

Mccarty, Andrew Z

congressman, was born in New York. He was a member of the New York assembly in 1848; and was a representative in congress from that state from 1855 to 1857.

Mccarty, Jonathan

lawyer, congressman, was born in Tennessee. He was a representative in congress from Indiana from 1831 to 1837. He died in 1855, in Iowa.

Mccarty, Richard

congressman, was born in Albany, N. Y. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1821 to 1823.

Mccarty, William M

congressman.

He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1840 to 1841.

Mccauley, Edward Yorke

naval officer, author, was born Nov. 2, 1826, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was appointed midshipman in the navy in 1841, and promoted lieutenant in 1855. In 1886 Admiral McCauley commanded the Pacific station, and in February, 1887, he was retired. He has published the Egyptian Manual and Dictionary.

Mccauley, James

lawyer, jurist, state legislator, poet, was born Aug. 23, 1809, in Cecil county, Md. He was a county.surveyor and register of wills; has served as a member of the Maryland state legislature; and was five times elected judge. He was a lawyer of Leeds, Md.; contributed extensively both prose and verse to current literature.

Mccauley, James Andrew

college president, was born Oct. 7, 1822, in Cecil county, Md. In 1872 he was elected president of Dickinson college, resigning in 1888.

McCAUSLEN, WILLIAM C., congressman, was born in Ohio. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1843 to 1845.

Mccaw, James Brown

surgeon, was born in 1772, in Virginia. He was the leading surgeon of eastern Virginia for over thirty years. He was one of the first to tie the external carotid artery, an operation he performed in 1807. He died in 1846, in Richmond, Va.

Mccay, Henry Kent

soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 8, 1820, in Northumberland county, Pa. He was appointed a justice of the supreme court of Georgia, which position he held for nearly eight years, when he resigned and began the practice of law in Atlanta, Ga. In 1882 he was appointed United States district judge for the northern district of Georgia. He died July 30, 1886, in Atlanta, Ga.