McGRATH, Harold, American journalist and novelist: b. Syracuse, N. Y., 4 Sept. 1871. He was educated in Syracuse and has been engaged in journalism since 1890. He has written 'Arms and the Woman) (1899); 'The Puppet Crown) (1901) • 'The Grey Cloak) (19W); 'The Princess Elopes' (1905); 'Enchantment' (1905) ; 'Hearts and Masks' (1905) ; 'Half a Rogue) (1906) ; 'The Wat teau Shepherdess,) an operetta (1906) ; 'The Best Man' (1907) 'The Enchanted Hat) (1908); 'The Lure of the Mask) (1908) ; 'The Goose Girl) (1909); 'A Splendid (1910) ; 'The Carpet from Bagdad' (1911) •, 'Place of Honeymoons) (1912); 'Parrot and Co.) (1912); 'Deuces Wild) (1913) ; 'Adven tures of Kathlyn' (1913) ; 'Million Dollar Mystery) (1914) ; Island) (1914) ; (Voice in the Fog) (1915).
McGRATH, Patrick Thomas, British American journalist: b. Saint John's, New foundland, 16 Dec. 1868. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' School, Saint John's, and in 1889 became a reporter on the Saint John's Evening Herald. He was promoted act sng in 1893, and in 1894-1907 was editor. He established the Evening Chronicle, which in 1912 was united with the Herald, and became president of the company. He has acted as Newfoundland correspondent of the London Times since 1904 and is an extensive contrib utor to both British and American periodicals. He has been president of the Legislative Coun cil of Newfoundland since 1915. He assisted in the preparation of the colony case concern ing the French and American fisheries and was the colony's secretary on the occasion of the Dominion's Royal Commission visit to New foundland in 1914. He has been honorary sec retary of the Newfoundland Patriotic Fund, the Newfoundland Regiment Finance Commit tee and the Newfoundland War Pensions Board since 1914; and chairman of the High Cost-of-Living Commission since 1917. Au thor of 'From Ocean to Ocean' (1911); 'New foundland in 1911.' McGREADY, ma-gra'di, James, American Presbyterian clergyman: b. in Pennsylvania about 1760;. d. 1817. He studied for the minis try in the school of John McMillan, of Can nonsburg, Pa., and in 1788 was licensed to preach. After some years of work in North Carolina, in 1796 he removed to southwestern Kentucky, and under his direction began the great revival of religion which culminated in 1800 and became memorable In the religious his tory of the country. He organized and con ducted the first camp-meeting, and employed as preachers unordained young men without spe cial theological training, thereby provoking dis sension in the Presbyterian Church. Out of this disagreement arose the Cumberland Presbyte rian Church (see PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH), Or ganized in 1810. McGready, however, after ward became reconciled to the older Church and resumed his fellowship in it. Two vol umes of his sermons were published years after his death, the first at Louisville, Ky., in 1831, the second at Nashville, Tenn., in 1833. Con sult Davidson, 'History of the Presbyterian Church in the State of Kentucky' (New York 1847) • Edson, 'Early Presbyterianism in In diana' (1898) ; Foote, 'Sketches of North Car olina, Historical and Biographical' (New York 1850; 2d series, 1855); Smith, 'History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church) MacGREGOR, malt-greg'er, John Rolm), Scottish traveler, writer and philan thropist: b. Gravesend, 24 Jan. 1825; cl. Bos
combe, 16 July 1892. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and was graduated from Trin ity College, Cambridge, in 1847. He was called to the bar in 1851, but after a brief period in which he devoted himself to the law of patents he abandoned the profession and spent his time in travel and in works of philanthropy. He traveled in Europe, Egypt, Palestine, Russia, Algeria and America. He was deeply interested in the history and theory of marine propulsion and was largely instrumental in the introduction of canoeing into British sports. He con structed a canoe which he christened Rob R(1, and in which ho made extended journeys. His books giving accaunts of these expeditions were widely and deservedly popular. He was pos sessed of ample resources and gave liberally to philanthropic purposes. He sketched cleverly and illustrated his own books, and in early days occasionally contributed sketches to Punch. Besides numerous magazine articles he was author of 'Three Days in the East) (1850); 'Our Brothers and Cousins, A Tour in Canada' (1859) ; • 'A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe' (1866) ; 'The Rob Roy on the Baltic' (1867) •, 'The Rob Rov on the Jordan, Red Sea and Gennesareth' (1869), etc.
• McGUFFEY, mak-gar fe, William Holmes, American educator: b. Washington County, Pa., 23 Sept. 1800; d. Charlottesville, Va., 4 fay 1887. He was graduated at Wash ington College, Pa., in 1826, was appointed pro fessor of ancient languages at Miami Univer sity in that year, and in 1832 became professor of moral philosophy there. He was appointed president of Cincinnati College in 1836 and of Ohio University in 1839. He was professor of moral philosophy at Woodward College, Cin cinnati, in 1843-45, and thereafter until his death he was professor of moral philosophy and political economy at the University of Virginia. He prepared the series of school reading- and spelling-'books known under his name and for many years widely popular in the schools of the United States.
McGUIRE, ma-gwie, Hunter Holmes, American surgeon; Winchester, Pa., 11 Oct. 1835; d. near Richmond, Va., 19 Sept. 1900. He was graduated from the Winchester Medical College in 1855, and from the Medical College of Virginia in 1858, studying also in the medical schools of New Orleans and Philadelphia. He was professor of anatomy at the Winchester Medical College in 1856-58 and afterward prac tised in Philadelphia. He enlisted in the Con federate army at the outbreak of the Civil War, became medical director of the Army of the Shenandoah Valley and later of the 'Second Army Corps. He was in attendance upon Gen eral °Stonewall') Jackson at the time of his death in 1863. In 1865-78 he was professor of surgery at the Virginia Medical College, Rich mond. He organized Saint Luke's Home for the Sick in Richmond, with a training school for nurses. He was president of the American Medical Association in 1893.