MACVEAGH, WAYNE
\mˈak vˈiːɡ], \mˈak vˈiːɡ], \m_ˈa_k v_ˈiː_ɡ]\
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Lawyer, born in Pennsylvania in 1833, was U.S. Minister to Turkey from 1870 to 1871, headed a commission of investigation in Louisiana appointed by President Hayes in 1877, was Attorney-General of the United States under Garfield in 1881, and in 1893 was appointed Minister to Italy.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.