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SON, JOH N.

McLAREN, William Edward, American bishop: b. Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y., 15 Dec. 1831: d. New York, 19 Feb. 1905. He was graduated at Jefferson College, 1851, ordained to the Presbyterian ministry, 1860, and entered that of the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1872. Three years later he was appointed bishop of Illinois; after the subsequent division of the diocese became bishop of Chicago. He founded the Western Theological Seminary at Chicago (1883) and the Waterman Hall for Girls at Sycamore, Ill. Among his writings may be mentioned 'Catholic Dogma the Anti dote of Doubt> (1884); 'Analysis of Panthe ism' (1885) : 'The Holy Priest> (1889) ; Essence of Prayer' (1901).

McLAUGHLIN, Andrew Cunningham, American historical writer: b. Beardstown, Ill., 14 Feb. 1861. He was grad uated from the University of Michigan in 1882, from its law school in 1885, was professor of history there 1891-1906 and since 1906 at the University of Chicago. He was director of the bureau of historical research of Carnegie Insti tution. Washington, D. C., 1903-05, and manag

ing editor of the American Historical Review, 1901-05. He has written Cass> (in 'American Statesman> series 1891) ; (History of Higher Education in Michigan' ; Government in Michigan> (1892) ; (History of the American Nation) (1899) ; 'The Confeder ation and the Constitution' (1905) ; (with Van Tyne) 'History of United States for Schools' (1911); 'The Courts, The Constitution and Parties> (1912); and (with Hart) edited Cyclopasdia of American Government> (1914).

McLAUGHLIN, Mary Louise, American artist: b. Cincinnati. She began to decorate pot tery in 1877 and made Losanti porcelain (1898), exhibiting for the first time in the Paris Expo sition of 1900. [She has been awarded several public honors for her work. Among her pub lished writings are (China Painting' • 'Pottery to China Painters' ; 'Painting in Oil' ; 'The Second Madame.>