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Title: Biographical history of Massachusetts : biographies and autobiographies of the leading men in the state Year: 1913 (1910s) Authors: Eliot, Samuel A. (Samuel Atkins), 1862-1950 Subjects: Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Massachusetts Biographical Society Contributing Library: Boston Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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Text Appearing Before Image: f Mrs. Eddy he removed to Boston to becomeeditor of The Christian Science Journal and the Christian ScienceSentinel. The following year he was appointed editor of DerHerold der Christian Science, and on February 7, 1903, was ap-pointed a member of the Christian Science Board of Directors ofthe Mother Church. In November of 1908, on the founding of The Christian ScienceMonitor, he was elected editor-in-chief of this paper. He wasamong the most trusted counselors of Mrs. Eddy, and his workas a member of the Christian Science Board of Directors and aseditor-in-chief of the periodicals was carried on under her immediatedirection. Upon the death of Mrs. Eddy his duties were further in-creased as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Eddy estate. He was a writer of much ability and his article on ChristianScience for the Encyclopedia Americana is considered a most com-prehensive and concise writing upon that subject. He was anomnivorous reader, preferring history, biography and books of

Text Appearing After Image: AECHIBALD McLELLAN travel; the Bible and the writings of Macaulay were his favoritesin classical English. Mr. McLellan was a thirty-second degree Mason, a member ofColumbia Lodge, in which he served as Marshal; the National PressClub of Washington, D. C.; the Twentieth Century and CanadianClubs, the City Club and Chamber of Commerce of Boston. InpoHtics he was a Democrat, but he held principle above party andvoted for the men he believed best fitted to hold office. His rec-reations were particularly fishing, golf and gardening. On June 3, 1885, he married Jeannette, daughter of William R,and Angeline Moor Reid, granddaughter of James and Jerusha(Cleveland) Moor and of John and Jeannette Reid, and a descendantfrom Doctor Moses Wheat, who came from England to Concord,Massachusetts, in 1635. Of this marriage there were three chil-dren, one of whom is living, Mrs. Frances A. McLellan Ramsay. Mr. McLellan was honored and esteemed for his integrity,wisdom, and judicious management of heavy

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