Mayo, Charles. 1865-1939, William 1861-1939. Founded clinic, medical research foundation, 1915.

McAdoo, William. 1863-1941. Founded US Federal Reserve Board 1913. Raised $18B for war effort.

McKinley, William. 1843-1901. US President 1897-. Spanish American War. Gained Hawaii. Assassinated by anarchist.

Melville, Lord. 1742-1811. British minister under Pitt. Impeached, 1805; acquitted.

Mermaid Tavern. 15C-1666. London meeting place of Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne et al.

Merritt, William. 1793-1862. Upper Canada trade promoter. Welland Canal 1824-9.

Miller, William. 1782-1849. US founder of Adventists. Predicted Christ’s 2nd Coming for 1843.

Modernism. Early 20C literary movement. Lawrence. Eliot. Yeats.

Morris, William. 1834-96. English poet, craftsman opposed to 19C ugliness and social inequality. Founder of Socialist League. Wallpaper, fabrics 1861.

Morton, William. 1819-68. US dentist. Advocated ether anaesthesia 1846.

NAACP. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 1909-. For US black civil rights. Niagara Movement. Du Bois.

Narrative Art. Late 19C. Pictures should tell a story. Hogarth.

Neerwinden. 1693 Victory of Luxembourg over William of Orange.

Nonjurors. 1689. Clergy refusing to take oath of Allegiance to William and Mary.

O’Brien, William. 1803-64. Irish revolutionary. 1848 Insurrection. Led Young Ireland. Banished.

Occam, William. c1280-1349. English Franciscan Nominalist philosopher. “Science is about things, philosophy about terms and concepts”. Occam’s razor: “It is vain to do with more, what can be done with fewer” (Science or Logic). Incompatibility of knowledge and faith, 1332. Opposed Aquinas Aristotelian realism. “Universal ideas exist only in the mind”. Influenced Reformation.

Osler, William. 1849-1919. Canadian/British physician. Blood platelets 1873. Principles and Practice of Medicine 1892.

Parry, William. 1790-1855. English arctic explorer. Failed to find NW Passage.

Paterson, William. 1658-1719. Scottish. Founded Bank of England 1694. Darien Scheme.

Penn, William. 1644-1718. English Quaker. Founded Pennsylvania 1681.

Pitt, William, the Elder. 1708-78. English statesman, Prime Minister 1756~68. Pursued Seven Years War. “The Great Commoner”.

Pitt, William, the Younger. 1759-1806. English foe of Napoleon. Tory Prime Minister 1783~. Laissez-faire. Repressive measures 1793-1800.

Poole, William. 1821-94. US. First library periodical index.

Porter, William Sidney. O Henry.

Portland, William Bentrick, Duke of. 1649-1709. Dutch/English statesman. Boyne. Treaty of Rijswijk.

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