[224] William P. M'Kenzie, b. at Almonte, Ontario, about 1855. Educated at Toronto University and Knox College. Was Professor for some time of English Literature in the University of Rochester, U.S. Author of A Song of Trust, 1887; Voices and Undertones, 1889; Songs of the Human, 1892; and Heartsease Hymns and Other Verses, 1895. Present residence, Boston, U.S.
[227] Alexander M'Lachlan, b. in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, August 12, 1818. Came to Canada, 1840. Died at Orangeville, Ontario, March 20, 1896. Author of Lyrics, 1858; The Emigrant and Other Poems, 1861; Poems and Songs, 1888. His complete poems, with Memoir, published April, 1900. A representative poet, and widely known.
[231] John M'Pherson ("Harp of Acadia"), b. in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, February 4, 1817; d. at Brookfield, Nova Scotia, July 26, 1845, and is buried near Lake Tupper. He was a teacher. In 1862 his collected poems were published at Halifax under the title of Poems, Descriptive and Moral.
[233] Charles Mair, b. at Lanark, Ontario, September 21, 1840. Educated at Queen's University, Kingston. Author of Dreamland and Other Poems, 1868; Tecumseh, a Drama, 1886. A Fellow of the R. S. Can. Resides at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
[238] George Martin, b. at Kilrae, Ireland, 1822. Came to Canada, 1832, and has lived in Montreal since 1835. Was educated at the Black River Literary Institute, Watertown, New York; and subsequently studied Medicine. Author of Marguerite: or the Isle of Demons, and Other Poems, 1887. It is said he contemplates the publication of another volume of poems at an early day. Resides in Montreal.
[241] Helen M. Merrill, b. in Napanee, Ontario. Educated at the Ladies' College, Ottawa. An Entomologist. She has published no volume of verse. In 1892 she published a small holiday volume, entitled Picturesque Prince Edward County. The poem in the text, The Blue Flower, is a personification of the unattainable. Resides at Picton, Ontario.
[244] Mrs Susanna (Strickland) Moodie, b. in Suffolk, England, December 6, 1803; came to Canada, 1832; d. in Toronto, April 8, 1885. Author of Roughing it in the Bush and Life in the Clearings, 1853, prose, with poetry interspersed,—both written in Canada. Enthusiasm, and Other Poems, 1830. Published considerable fugitive verse.
[247] Mary Morgan ("Gowan Lea"), a native of Scotland, but came in childhood to Montreal. Author of Woodnotes in the Gloaming, 1887; Sonnets from Switzerland, 1896. Travels extensively in Europe,—"a citizen of the world."
[249] Mrs Irene Elder Morton, b. at Hantsport, Nova Scotia, February 17, 1849. Educated at Acadia Seminary. She has written much verse, and some prose, but has not published any volume. Resides at "The Bluffs," Clementsport, Nova Scotia.