Alexander H. Mcdannald

Background

Mcdannald, Alexander H. was born on September 20, 1877 in Warm Springs, Virginia, United States. Son of John P. and Sarah H. (McClintic) Mcdannald.

Education

Education public and private schools, Virginia Polytechnic Institute. B.L., University of Virginia, 1898. Student (special course) Columbia University, 1927.

Career

Stepson, Durling Drake. Manager J. P. McDannald estate, 1900-1906. Reporter Baltimore News, 1906-1908.

Secretary Travelers and Merchants Association, Baltimore, 1909. Reporter, Baltimore Evening Sun, 1910-1912, political editor, 1912-1919, also acting political editor The Sun (morning), 1917-1918. Managing editor Encyclopedia Americana (30 volumes), 1919-1920, editor-in-chief, 1920-1948, editor emeritus, since 1948.

Editor Americana Annual, 1922-1948. Editor Hayward’s Key to Knowledge (9 vols.), 1929-1930. Editor (for William H. Wise & Company), Modern Encyclopedia (1 volunteer), 1933, Concise Encyclopedia (8 vols.), 1937.

Author: Across Germany, 1914. Costs of the World War, 1920. The Storied Hudson, 1927.

Membership

Fellow American Geography Society. Member Academy Political Science, American Academy Political and Social Science, Virginia History Society, University of Virginia Law School Association, Virginians (New York City), (honorary) Eugene Field Society. Club: University (Winter Park).

Connections

Married Mistress.

Father:

John P. Mcdannald

Mother:

Sarah H. (McClintic) Mcdannald

Spouse:

Mistress