a Presbyterian minister, was born near Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 5, 1824. He came to the United States in 1840; was educated at Oglethorpe University, Ga.; taught for several years; studied theology in the Princeton Theological Seminary; was licensed by Raritan Presbytery in 1852; was pastor of the churches of Carmel and Macedonia, N.C., one year; and then of Edmiston Church (North Mississippi Presbytery), Miss., until his death, Feb. 14, 1861. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1862, p. 121.