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Mcneely, Thompson W – Mcquade, James

Mcneely, Thompson W

lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 5, 1835, in Jacksonville, Ill. He was elected a representative from Illinois to the forty-first and forty-second congresses as a democrat.

Mcneil, Archibald

state senator, congressman, was born Nov. 9, 1783, in Cumberland county, N. C. He entered the house of commons in 1808; was reelected in 1809; and served in the North Carolina state senate in 1811 and 1815.

He was a representative in congress from North Carolina from 1821 to 1823, and again from 1825 to 1827.

Mcneill, George Rockwell

educator, college president, was born July 1, 1854, in Fayetteville, N. C. He has been city and county superintendent of schools; president of the Lafayette college of Alabama; and is now the president of the Isbell college of Talladega, Ala.

Mcneill, Israel C

educator, college president, was born Aug. 31, 1855, in Avoca, N. Y. He is now president of the State Normal school of West Superior, Wis.; and for several years has been treasurer of the National Educational association.

Mcneill, Milton

clergyman, state senator, was born Jan. 8, 1846, in Wilkes county, N. C. He is a successful clergyman of the baptist church at Wilkesboro, N. C.; and in 1896 was elected a member of the North Carolina state senate.

Mcneill, William Gibbs

civil engineer, was born Oct. 3, 1800, in Wilmington, N. C. He achieved the reputation of being one of the foremost railroad engineers in the United States, and his services were sought for at unusual prices. He died Feb. 16, 1853, in Brooklyn, N. Y.

Mcnierney, Francis

bishop, was born April 25, 1828, in New York city.

He was appointed administrator of the diocese of Albany, N. Y., and in 1877 became bishop of that see by the right of succession.

Mcninch, Maggie

educator, poet, was born in Chester, S. C. She is a successful educator of Williamston, S. C., and the author of a number of stories and a volume of poems entitled Wayside Flowers.

Mcnish, George

clergyman, was born about 1660. He became pastor in Jamaica, N. Y., in 1711, was styled the father of presbyterianism in the state of New York, and instituted the first presbytery therein. He was moderator of the presbytery of Philadelphia in 1710 and 1717. He died March 10, 1722, in Newton, N. J.

Mcpherson, Mrs. L. C

poet. She is the author of Ruellura, a volume of poems.

Mcpherson, William

soldier, was born in 1751 in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1799 he was appointed brigadier-general of the provisional army, and commanded the troops that were sent to enforce the revenue laws in Northampton county during the Fries rebellion. He died Nov. 5, 1813, near Philadelphia, Pa.

Mcquade, James

soldier, was born April 27, 1829, in Utica, N. Y. He served in the civil war, attaining the rank of major-general. He died March 25, 1885, in Utica, N. Y.