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chairman of Convocation, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and the repre- 

 sentative of the University on the General Medical Council, 

 he has had an influential voice in guiding the policy of the 

 growing University and instituting a high standard for its degrees. 

 In recognition of his services he received, in 1895, the degree of 

 D.Sc. of the Victoria University, honoris causa. 



As a member of the General Medical Council, his special 

 knowledge was of the greatest value upon the Pharmacopoeia 

 Committee, and he devoted much time and work to the revision 

 of the " British Pharmacopoeia," the new edition of which, issued 

 in 1.898, owes much of its excellence to his care and judgment. 

 The value of his work was soon recognised by his colleagues, by 

 his appointment to the chairmanship of the Committee in 

 succession to the late Sir Richard Quain. 



Dr. Leech contributed a large number of papers to medical 

 literature, the most important being a series of papers upon the 

 medicinal action and uses of the various Nitrites , upon this 

 subject he delivered the Croonian Lectures, in 1893, before the 

 Royal College of Physicians of London. 



His death took place on July 2nd, 1900. R.B.W. 



Sir John William Maclure was born on April 22nd, 

 1835. From an early age he took part in the public life of 

 Manchester, being a sidesman of the Cathedral at eighteen, and 

 a member of the governing body of the Royal Infirmary at 

 twenty-two. He acted as Secretary to the Relief Committee at 

 the time of the Cotton Famine in Lancashire, due to the American 

 Civil War, and, as is well-known, displayed conspicuous ability in 

 that position. In later years he was concerned with numerous 

 important business undertakings at home and abroad. He repre- 

 sented the Stretford division of Lancashire in the House of 

 Commons from 1886 till his death, which occurred on January 

 28th, 1 90 1. He assisted in the formation of the Manchester 

 Natural History Society, since dissolved, and had been a member 

 of the Literary and Philosophical Society from January 25th, 

 1859. The distinction of a baronetcy was conferred upon him 

 in 1897. 



