Background
Mckelway, Saint Clair was born on March 15, 1845 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Doctor Alexander J. and Mary A. (Ryan) M.
Mckelway, Saint Clair was born on March 15, 1845 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Doctor Alexander J. and Mary A. (Ryan) M.
Family removed to New Jersey, 1853. Educated by private tutors. (honorary Master of Arts, Colgate, 1883.
Doctor of Laws, Syracuse, 1890.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Union, 1897. Doctor of Civil Law, Saint Lawrence, 1898.
Doctor of Laws, University of Missouri, 1904, Princeton, 1904, New York University, 1913).
2d, Virginia Brooks Thompson, 1888. Admitted to New York bar, 1866, but never practiced. Writer for several papers.
Joined staff Brooklyn Eagle, 1868, became associate editor, 1883, editor-in-chief, since 1885.
Regent University of State of New York, since 1883, vice-chancellor, 1900-1913, acting chancellor, 1905-1912, chancellor, since 1913. Home: New New York
Married Eleanor Hutchison, 1867 (died 1884).