MACLISE, DANIEL, a British paint er; born in Cork, Ireland, Feb. 2, 1806. He was the son of a Highland soldier named McLeish. He entered the school of the Royal Academy, London, in 1828, soon exhibited at the Academy, and in 1833 made himself famous by his "All Hallow Eve." He became royal academi cian in 1840. His later pictures are many of them familiar by engraving. The frescoes—each 45 feet long and 12 feet high—in the Royal Gallery of tr_a House of Lords, depicting "The Meeting of Wellington and Bliicher on the Eve ning of the Battle of Waterloo" and "The Death of Nelson at Trafalgar," were ad mitted to be the finest mural paintings hitherto executed in Great Britain. The most noteworthy pictures exhibited by Maclise, after the completion of these great works, were "Othello," "Desde mona," and "Ophelia" (1867), "King Co phetua and the Beggar Maid" (1869). He died in London, England, April 25, 1870.
McMAHON, SIR ARTHUR HENRY, born in 1862. Educated at the Military
College, Sandhurst. Was awarded a Sword of Honor in 1882. Joined the 8th (King's) Regiment in 1883. Entered the Indian Staff Corps and joined the 1st Sikhs Punjab Frontier Force in 1885. A member of the Punjab Commission in 1887. He joined the Indian Political De partment in 1890. Held various Indian political offices up to 1893. As British Commissioner demarcated the boundary between Beluchistan and Afghanistan in 1894-1896. Revenue and Judicial Commis sioner of Beluchistan, 1901-1902. Arbi trator on boundary between Persia and Afghanistan in 1903-1905. Created a Sirdar, 1st Class, 1907. Agent to Gov ernor-General, Beluchistan, 1905-1911. Foreign Secretary to Indian Govern ment, 1911-1914. British Plenipotentiary for treaty between England, China, and Tibet, 1913-1914. First High Commis sioner of Egypt, 1914-1916.