McCONNEL,
Francis John, American Methodist-Episcopal bishop: b. Trin way, Ohio, 18 Aug. 1871. He was educated at the Ohio Wesleyan University and entered the ministry in 1894. He held pastorates in Massa chusetts at West Chelmford; Newton Upper Falls; Ipswich; Haward street, Cambridge; and at New York avenue, Brooklyn. In 1909 12 he was president of De Pauw University, and in 1912 he was elected bishop. Author of 'The Diviner Immanence) (1906) ; 'Religious Certainty' ; (1910) ;
McCONNELL, Samuel D., American Protestant Episcopal clergyman and author: b. in Westmoreland County, Pa., in 1846. He was graduated at Washington and Jefferson College in 1868, and was ordained a priest in 1873; was rector of Saint John's Church, Erie, Pa., 1872-73; held rectorships at Watertown, Conn. (1873-76), and Middletown, Conn. (1876-82) ; became rector of Saint Stephen's Church, Phil adelphia, in 1882; of Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1896; and from 1902 to 1905 was rector of All Souls' Church, New York City. He retired in the latter year. He has published a 'History of the American Epis copal Church' (1890) ; 'Sons of God) (1891); 'Sermon Stuff' (1888, 1895) ; 'A Year's Ser mons' (1896) ;
McCONNELSVILLE, Ohio, village and county-seat of Morgan County, on the Mus kingum River, 27 miles below Zanesville and 30 miles northeast of Marietta, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It is situated in a fertile agricultural region, has extensive undeveloped coal resources, and has flour and lumber mills, a sash and door factory and tobacco manufac tories. Pop. 1,831.
McCOOK, Alexander McDowell, American soldier: b. Columbiana County, Ohio, 22 April 1831; d. Dayton, Ohio, 12 June 1903. He was graduated at West Point in 1853, and with the commission of second lieutenant of the 3d Infantry was ordered to New Mexico. In 1861 he gained his captaincy and saw much service during the Civil War. He commanded the Ohio volunteers at Bull Run and rapidly gained promotion, being appointed major-gen eral of volunteers in 1862. His brilliant mili tary reputation was made at the battles of Shi loh, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, etc., and in 1865 he was brevetted brigadier-general in the regular army. He was subsequently placed in
command of the military school at Fort Leaven worth, was commissioned major-general in 1894 and retired the following year. He represented the United States at the coronation of the Tsar in 1896 and in 1898-99 was a member of a commission appointed by President McKinley to investigate the work of the War Department during the War with Spain. General McCook came of a fighting family. He was the son of Daniel McCook (q.v.) who was killed by Mor gan's guerillas in 1863. Seven of the general's brothers took part in the War for the Union, three of whom, like their father, were killed. Four of the eight McCook brothers attained the rank of general. Consult Hosmer, J. K., 'The Appeal to Arms) (New York 1906) ; id.. 'Out come of the Civil War' (ib. 1906) ; Rhodes, J. F., 'History of the United States' (ib. 1907).
McCOOK, Anson George, American sol dier and politician: b. Steubenville, Ohio, 10 Oct. 1835. He took part in the Civil War as captain in 2d Ohio Infantry. Became ser geant within three months and was at the first battle of Bull Run. He subsequently served as major, lieutenant-colonel in the Army of the Cumberland, afterward was colonel of 194th Ohio Infantry and at end of the war was brevetted brigadier-general. He was United States assessor of internal revenue at Steuben ville, Ohio, and removed to New York in 1873. In 1876 he was elected as a Republican to the 45th Congress and re-elected to the 46th and 47th Congresses from the old 8th (city) dis trict. Was elected secretary to the Senate of the United States, December 1883, and served as such until August 1893. On 1 Aug. 1895, he was appointed city chamberlain by Mayor Wil liam L. Strong, and served until the expiration of the latter's term of office, 1 Jan. 1898. He is president and director of the New York Law Publishing Company.
McCOOK, Daniel, American soldier: b. Canonsburg, Pa., 20 June 1798; d. near Buffing ton's Island, Ohio, 21 July 1863. Having re ceived a college education, he removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio and settled at Carrollton. Although 63 years old at the outbreak of the Civil War, he entered the Union army, in which he served as major of volunteers. Dur ing one of the Morgan raids (q.v.) he received a wound from which he died shortly after. Eight sons of his served as officers in the Fed eral army, three of whom were killed in battle.