Background
McNally, James Joseph was born on September 30, 1924 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of James Joseph and Goldine Virginia (Kitchen) McNally.
McNally, James Joseph was born on September 30, 1924 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of James Joseph and Goldine Virginia (Kitchen) McNally.
AB, University of Virginia, 1951; Master of Arts in Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, 1952; Master of Arts in English, University of Virginia, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature, University of Virginia, 1961.
Instructor English, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1957-1958; assistant professor, then associate professor, head department English, Morris Harvey College, Charleston, West Virginia, 1958-1963; from assistant professor to associate professor, Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, 1963-1969; professor, Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, 1969-1992; professor emeritus, Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, 1992.
President Faculty Senate of Virginia, 1973-1975. With United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946, The Philippines, China. Member American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers of English, American Conference on Irish Studies, Poetry Society Virginia (president 1990-1993, Edgar Allan Poe award 1989), Victorian Studies.
Married Margaret JeanWilson, August 12, 1944 (divorced August 1946). Married Mary Elinor Griffith, December 3, 1949. Children: Emily Anne, John James.