M’CALL, SAMUEL WALKER

(18511923);governor; b. at East Providence, Pa. Graduated from Dart mouth, 1874. Admitted to Ma achusetts Bar and practiced at Boston. Editor-in-chief of Boston paper. Member Ma achusetts House of Representatives, 1888, 1889, 1892. Member of Congre , 1893-1913, Sth Ma achusetts District. Member fourteen years, Ways and Means Committee. Governor of Ma achusetts, 1916-1918, Author Dart mouth Centennial Addre on Daniel Webster, 1901; Life of Thaddeus Stevens (American Statesmen Series), 1899; The Busine of Congre (The Blumenthal Lectures, Columbia University), 1911; Life of Thomas B. Reed (American Statesmen Series), 1914, Irish novelist and journalist; chief work, A History of Our Own Times. (1860), historian, novelist, dramatist, son of Justin McCarthy; has traveled extensively in Europe, Palestine, and U. S. A.; his historical works include A History of England Under Gladstone and Sketches of Irish History; his novels include Dolly and The Dryad. He has also written in verse, trans. the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and is the author of many plays. (1826-1885), American soldier; b. Philadelphia, Pa. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and at West Point, from which latter institution he graduated in 1846. He rendered valuable service in the Mexican War, and was brevetted captain for gallantry at Chapultepec. For several years following he was engaged in army engineering work, and in 1857 resigned from the army to become vice president and engineer of the Illinois Central Railroad. When the Civil War broke out, he was made major-general and commander of the Department of the Ohio. He cleared West Virginia of Confederate troops, and on the 22nd of July, 1861, was made commander of the Army of the Potomac, with which henceforth all his war service was identified. Later, on the retirement of General Scott, he was made commander-in-chief of the armies of the United States. His ability as an organizer was shown in the rapid recovery of the army from the demoralization that followed the defeat of Run. He was too slow and deliberate, however, in his movements, and popular discontent caused him to be deprived of the chief command in March, 1862, leaving to him only the army of the Potomac. His advance toward Richmond was marked by some succe es, but here again his exce ive caution led to a retreat which ended only when the Federal forces reached Hampton’s Ferry. He was again relieved of command and placed in charge of the fortifications of Washington, but later succeeded Pope as leader of the Army of the Potomac and won the battle of Antietam, only again to lose the fruits of victory by failing to pre the retreating enemy. ‘This failure caused him to be deprived of his command, and he took no further part in the war. In 1864 he was the Democratic nominee for President, but was defeated by 212 electoral votes to 21. He was chosen governor of New Jersey in 1877. Asa general, McClellan was a superb organizer and excellent tactician; but he lacked the dash, celerity and aggre ivene of a great commander, and failed to take instant advantage of the mistakes of the enemy. In addition to many military reports, he was the author of Manual of Bayonet Tactics, 1852; and Report on the Organization and Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, 1864. (1865), an ex-mayor of New York City, the s. of General McClellan; db. in Saxony, Germany, while his parents were on a visit there. He graduated from Princeton University, in 1886, was a reporter on New York papers for some years, studied law and began to practice; was a member of the Board of Aldermen of New York City in 1893, and was elected to Congre for the terms covering 1895-1908. He served as Democratic Mayor of New York City from 1903 until 1909. From 1912 he was profe or of economic history at Princeton. University. ANDER (1812-1900), an American soldier; 6. in Breckinridge County, Ky. He was admitted to the bar in 1832, was elected to the state legislature and served two terms in Congre . a soldier in the Federal Army during the Civil War he quickly rose to the rank of brigadier general and, before the close of the war, major-general. He commanded a division at Shiloh, and in 1863 relieved Sherman at the siege of Vicksburg. After the war he took up law again and in 1870 was appointed a judge of the Federal Circuit Court, in an Illinois district. W.), market town, Cheshire, England; chief buildings are old church of St. Michael and town hall; silk manufactures; stone and slate quarries in. vicinity. Pop. 1921, 33,846. | MACCLESFIELD, CHARLES GERARD, 1ST EARL OF (c. 1618-94), commander-in-chief for Charles I. in South Wales, 1644, and made royal cause supreme; intrigued with Mon mouth, and was forced to fly country on acce ion of James II.; returned at head of bodyguard of Prince of Orange, 1688. -