McMahon, Martin Thomas Soldier, jurist, born Laprairie, Canada, 1838; died New York, 1906. He attended Saint John’s College, Fordham, and practised law in California. During the Civil War he was aide to General McClellan, later major-general of Volunteers, and received the medal of honor for bravery. After the war he was corporation counsel of New … Continue reading “McMahon, Martin Thomas”
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M.C.M. = Cordi Marian Sisters Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Mclure, Daniel Milton
Mclure, Daniel Milton a Presbyterian minister, was born near Flat Rock, S. C., Dec. 1835; pursued his studies at Davidson College, N. C., and subsequently at Oglethorpe University, Ga. (class of 1858); studied divinity in the theological seminary at Columbia, S. C.; and in 1861 was licensed to preach, and supplied a Church in Alabama. … Continue reading “Mclure, Daniel Milton”
McLoughlin, John
McLoughlin, John Physician and pioneer, known as the “Father of Oregon”; born La Riviere du Loup, Canada, 1784; died Oregon City, 1857. He gave up the practise of medicine to become a partner of the Hudson Bay Company. For 22 years he was its able executive in the Oregon Country, and there were no Indian … Continue reading “McLoughlin, John”
Mcloughlin, F. T
Mcloughlin, F. T a Roman Catholic priest, was born in the parish of Aglia, Upper Canada, in 1836; was educated at the College of St. Michael, Toronto; studied for the priesthood in the Seminary of St. Mary’s, Baltimore, Md.; was ordained priest in Brooklyn for that diocese; died in New York Aug. 3, 1863. He … Continue reading “Mcloughlin, F. T”
Mclnnis, Richmond, D.D
Mclnnis, Richmond, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Greene County, Mississippi, March 17, 1817. He graduated from the literary department of Oakland College in 1839, and studied theology there likewise; became pastor at Yazoo City in 1840, in 1841 at Jackson, and editor of the True Witness, which, in 1857, he removed to New … Continue reading “Mclnnis, Richmond, D.D”
McLeod, Xavier Donald
McLeod, Xavier Donald a Roman Catholic priest, was born in New York about 1821. and was the son of the celebrated Presbyterian divine, Dr. Alexander McLeod. He was educated at Columbia College; studied theology; took orders in the Episcopal Church in 1845; sailed for Europe in 1850, and while abroad embraced Roman Catholicism. After his … Continue reading “McLeod, Xavier Donald”
McLeod, Norman
McLeod, Norman D.D., one of the most noted Scotch divines of our day, was born at Campbelltown, Argyleshire, June 3, 1812. He was early destined for the ministry by his father, who was at the time of Norman’s birth parish minister of Campbelltown, and Norman was to make the fourth generation of the McLeods in … Continue reading “McLeod, Norman”
McLeod, John Niel, D.D
McLeod, John Niel, D.D a Reformed Presbyterian minister, was born in New York city, October 11, 1806. He graduated at Columbia College in 1826; studied theology under his father, with whom he was associated as pastor in 1828, and whom he succeeded in 1833. He died in New York, April 27, 1874. He had been … Continue reading “McLeod, John Niel, D.D”
McLeod, Cornelius
McLeod, Cornelius a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born about 1820; joined the Church when but a boy; entered the South Carolina Conference in 1837, and for nearly thirty years labored faithfully and zealously for the cause of the Redeemer. His last appointment was Richland Fork Mission. He died April 9, 1866. … Continue reading “McLeod, Cornelius”