Meeker, Joseph Rusling – Melish, John
Meeker, Joseph Rusling
artist, was born April 21, 1827, in Newark, N. J.
He has shown a special sympathy with southern scenery, and has successfully rendered the landscapes of Louisiana.
Among his paintings are The Indian Chief; The Acadians in the Atchafalaya; The Vale of Cashmere; The Lotos Eaters; and Louisiana Bayou.
Meeker, Moses
pioneer, author, soldier, was born July 17, 1790, in Newark, N. J. He served in the Wisconsin legislature in 1840-43, and in the first constitutional convention in 1846. He published a History of the Early Lead Regions, in the sixth volume of the Wisconsin Historical Society Collections. He died July 7, 1865, in Shullsburg, Wis. common
Meekison, David
soldier, lawyer, jurist, legislator, was born Nov. 14, 1849, in Dundee, Scotland. He emigrated with his parents in 1855 to Napoleon, Ohio, where he has since resided, except three years' service in the fourth United States artillery. He attended the schools until his fourteenth year, and then entered a printing office, and studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1873.
Although always a democrat he has been twice appointed to office by republican authorities, first as town clerk and afterward as county prosecuting attorney for the county to fill a vacancy. He was afterward elected and re-elected to the same office; in 1881 he was elected probate judge, and served two terms. In 1886 he established a banking business in Napoleon, Ohio, under the name of Meekison bank, to which he has given his principal attention, except that required by the duties of mayor of Napoleon, Ohio, in which office he is now serving his fourth consecutive term. He was elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a democrat.
Meeks, Eugene
artist, was born in 1843 in New York. Most of his professional lite has been passed at Florence, Italy, and he is an associate of the Florence academy. Among his works are, Little Nell and Her Grandfather; Bridal Chamber in Palazzo Manzi-Lucca; Gondola Party, Venice; Startling Bit of Gossip; and Halt at the Golden Lion.
Mees, Carl Lee
scientist, was born May 20, 1853, in Columbus, Ohio. He attended the Ohio State university, and the Imperial university of Berlin. For five years he was professor of physical science in the Male High school of Louisville, Ky.; for six years was professor of physics and chemistry in the Ohio university; since 1887 has been professor of physics in the Rose Polytechnic institute of Terre Haute, Ind.; and has been president of the institution since 1894.
Megapolensis, Johannes
clergyman, author, was born in 1603 in Holland.
He was a Dutch clergyman of the New Amsterdam colony, the first protestant missionary to the Indians; and the author of Short Account of the Mohawk Indians. He died in 1670.
Meighen, Benjamin F
lawyer, was born Oct. 31, 1847, in Greene county, Pa.
He attended the South Western Normal college of New California, Pa.; and in 1873 graduated from the Waynesburg college with the degree of A. M. In 1875 he was admitted to the bar; has been prosecuting attorney of Marshall county, W. Va., for eight years; and has a large practice in Moundsville. For two years he was chairman of the republican state executive committee, and subsequently was a candidate for judge of the circuit court.
Meigs, Charles Delucena
physician, author, was born Feb. 19, 1792, in Bermuda. He was a noted Philadelphia physician, professor in Jefferson Medical college in 1841-61; and the author of Philadelphia Practice of Midwifery; Science and Art of Obstetrics; Treatment of Child-Bed Fevers; and Acute and Chronic Diseases of the Neck of the Uterus. He died June 22, 1869, in Delaware county, Pa.
Meigs, Henry
lawyer, congressman, was born Oct. 28, 1782, in New Haven, Conn. He was elected a representative in congress from New York city from 1819 to 1821. For many years he was an active officer, recording secretary, and trustee of the American institute in New York. He died May 20, 1861, in New York.
Meigs, James Aitkin
physician, naturalist, author, was born July 31, 1829, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a physician and naturalist of Philadelphia, author of Cranial Characteristics, and other scientific monographs. He died Nov. 9, 1879, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Meigs, John Forsyth
physician, author, was born Oct. 3, 1818, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a Philadelphia physician; and the author of Memoir of C. D. Meigs; and Diseases of Children. He died Dec. 16, 1882, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Meigs, John Rodgers
soldier, was born Feb. 9, 1842, in Washington, D. C.
He attained the office of chief engineer of the army of the Shenandoah, and while making a military reconnoissance was shot by guerrillas. He died Oct. 3, 1864, in Harrisburg, Va.
Meigs, Josiah
educator, public official, was born Aug. 21, 1757, in Middletown, Conn. He was the second man appointed to be commissioner of the general land office in Washington, having been appointed in 1814, and remaining in office ington, D. C. until 1822. He died Sept. 4, 1822, in Wash-
Meigs, Montgomery C
soldier, civil engineer, was born May 3, 1816, in Augusta, Ga. He studied at the university of Pennsylvania, and graduated from the United States Military academy in 1836. He received an appointment in the artillery, but was transferred to the corps of engineering. He took a part in building Fort Delaware, in the improvement in the Delaware river and Delaware bay, and in the construction of Forts Wayne, Porter, Niagara and Ontario. He superintended the building of the new wings and iron dome of the capitol extension, the extension of the postoffice department building, and the completion of Fort Madison in Annapolis. In 1861 he was made quartermaster-general of the United States army, with the rank of brigadier-general; and he continued to hold that office until his retirement from active service in 1882.
No man did more or better service during the civil war than Gen. Meigs. He died Jan. 2, 1892, in Washington, D. C.
Meigs, Return Jonathan
lawyer, jurist, United States senator, governor, was born in Middletown, Conn. He was judge of the supreme court of Ohio; was a senator in congress from 1808 to 1810; and was governor of the state from 1810 to 1814. He was appointed postmastergeneral of the United States in 1814, and held the office nine years. He died March 29, 1825, in Marietta.
Meigs, Return Jonathan
lawyer,. author, was born April 14, 1801, in Clark county, Ky. He was a noted lawyer of Tennessee; and the author of Reports of Tennessee Supreme Court Cases; Digest of Tennessee Decisions; and The Code of Tennessee.
Meiklejohn, George D
lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Aug. 26, 1857, in Waupaca county, Wis. He was educated at the State Normal school of Oshkosh, Wis.; and the Michigan university of Ann Arbor.
He was principal of the high school of Weyauwega, his native place; and of Liscomb, Iowa. In 1880 he graduated from the law department of the Michigan university; and since that time, when not in office, he has practiced law. For three years he was county attorney for Nance county; was elected to the state senate of Nebraska in 1884 and in 1886; and was president of the senate during his second term. In 1888- 90 he was lieutenant-governor of Nebraska; and was elected to the fifty-third and fifty-fourth congresses as a republican. He declined a renomination for congress; and in 1897 was appointed assistant secretary of war.
Meister, Catherine B
author, was born Jan. 16, 1874, in Reading, Pa.
She is the assistant secretary of the Luther league of America, and the author of several works.
Meister, Emil
clergyman, journalist, was born May 18, 1850, in Germany. He is prominent as one of the foremost clergymen of the German evangelical Lutheran church, and as the founder of the A. Herr Smith Memorial church of Lancaster, Pa. He stills edits two magazines-the Family Friend, and Church Messenger.
Meldrim, Peter W
lawyer, legislator, was born Dec. 4, 1848, in Savannah, Ga. He received the rudiments of his education in the public schools, attended the Chatham academy; and graduated from the university of Georgia with the degrees of A. B. and A. M. He has been mayor of his native city; has been a member of the Georgia state legislature; and served with distinction as a member of the state senate. He is president of the Alumni society of the university of Georgia; and is prominent in the public affairs of his city, county and state.
Melick, John E
railroad president, was born Sept. 1, 1855, in Lebanon, N. J.
In 1895 he became president of the Whippany River railroad at Morristown, N. J..
Meline, James Florant
was born in 1811 in Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. He was a New York writer, an officer in the federal army during the civil war; and the author of Two Thousand Miles on Horseback; Commercial Traveling; Mary, Queen of Scots and Her Latest English Historian, an attack upon Froude's view of the subject; and Life of Sixtus V. He died Aug. 14, 1873, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Melish, John
traveler, author, was born in 1781 in Scotland. He was a noted traveler of Scottish birth; and the author of Travels in the United States, etc.; Description of the Roads, etc.; Description of the United States; Necessity of Protecting Manufactures; Information for Emigrants; and Statistical View of the United States. He died Sept. 30, 1822, in Philadelphia., Pa.