MASSIE, Nathaniel, pioneer, b. in Goochland county, Va., 28 Dec., 1763; d. in Paint Creek Falls, Ohio, 13 Nov., 1813. He entered the Revolutionary army at seventeen years of age, served for a short time and subsequently became a surveyor and locater of lands, gradually acquiring large tracts of uncultivated territory. He surveyed the first settlement within the Virginia military district of Ohio in 1791 between the Scioto and Little Miami rivers, and in 1793-'6 was engaged in an extensive survey of the same region, in the latter year laying out on his own land the town of Chillicothe. At the beginning of the 19th century he was one of the largest land-owners in Ohio. He was active in the early Indian wars, was state senator, and for a term speaker, major-general of militia for several years, and a member of the Ohio constitutional convention in 1802. He was a candidate for governor in 1807, and his opponent received the largest number of votes, but was declared ineligible. The office thus devolved on Mr. Massie, but he declined it.
MASSON, Louis Francois Roderique, Canadian statesman, b. in Terrebonne, Quebec, 7 Nov., 1833. He was educated at the Jesuit college, Georgetown, D. C, at Worcester, Mass., and at the College of St. Hyacinthe. Quebec, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in November, 1859. He
represented Terrebonne in the Canadian parliament from 1867 till 30 Sept., 1882, when he became a member of the senate. Mr. Masson was minister of militia and defence from October, 1878, till 1880, when he resigned and accepted the portfolio of president of the council, which ill health compelled him to resign in November of the latter
year. On the resignation of Joseph A. Mousseau,
premier of Quebec, Mr. Masson was requested by
the lieutenant-governor to form an administra-
tion, but declined. He was appointed lieutenant-
governor of Quebec in 1884, and has been mayor
of Terrebonne. He has held a commission in the
Canadian volunteers since October, 1862, was bri-
gade major, 8th military district of Lower Canada,
from 1863 till 1868, and" was promoted lieutenant-
colonel in 1867. He served on the frontier during
the first Fenian raid in March, 1866, and was in
active service during the second raid that year.
MASSUE, Louis Huet, Canadian member of
parliament, b. in Varennes, Lower Canada, 3 Nov.,
1828. His father, Aime Massue, seigneur of St.
Aime, repi'esented the county of Vercheres in the
legislative council in 1810. The son was educated
at St. Hyacinthe college, afterward became well
known as a scientific agriculturist, and has done
much to improve the system of farming through-
out his native province. He has been for the last
six years president of the Council of agriculture of
the province of Quebec, is a director of the Provi-
dent mutual association of Canada, and was vice-
president of the Bank of Jacques Cartier. He was
elected to the parliament of Canada in 1878, re-
elected in 1882, and succeeded Sir Adolphe Caron
as leader of the French Canadian conservatives.
MASTIN, Claudius Henry, surgeon, b. in
Huntsville, Ala., 4 June, 1826. He received his
collegiate education at the Univers'ity of Virginia,
was graduated at the medical department of the
University of Pennsylvania in 1849, went abroad
in 1850, studying in Edinburgh, Paris, and Lon-
don. On his return he settled in Mobile, where he
has since practised, chiefly as a surgeon. During
the civil war he served in the latter capacity in the
Confederate army. In 1885 he presented a memoir
to the American surgical association, then in ses-
sion in Washington, D. C, which resulted in unit-
ing the various special American medical associa-
tions into a common body, under the name and
title of the " Congress of American physicians and
surgeons," which organization was completed, 5
Oct., 1887. He was vice-president of the Ameri-
can surgical association in 1883. He has invented
several surgical instruments and contributed large-
ly to medical journals, especially on genito-urinary
surgery. The University of Pennsylvania gave
him the degree of LL. D. in 1875.
MASTRILLl, Nicolas, clergyman, b. in Italy
in 1570 ; d. in Lima, Peru, 14 Feb., 1653. He be-
came a member of the Society of Jesus in 1587,
and embarked several years afterward for Peru,
where he took the name of Duran, and labored ar-
dently for the conversion of the natives. Besides
two volumes of sermons (Lima, 1632), he wrote
" Litterte annuas (1626 et 1627) provinci* Para-
quaric^ Societatis Jesu " (Antwerp, 1636). This was
translated into French under the title " Relation
des progres de la religion chrestienne faits au Para-
guay dans les annees 1626 et 1627 " (Paris, 1638).
MATAMOROS, Mariano (mah - tah - mo' - ros),
Mexican patriot, d. in Valladolid. 3 Feb., 1814,
Nothing certain is known of the place and date of
his birth nor of his early life. He is first men-
tioned in the beginning of 1810 as substitute par-
ish priest of Jantetelco, a small village south of
Mexico. He was often molested by royalist troops,
and after the rising of Hidalgo, as he was sus-
pected of sympathy with the revolutionary move-
ment, an order of arrest was issued against him.
He now fled to Izucar, where, on 16 Dec, 1811, he
joined Morelos (q. v.), who, recognizing militaiy
genius in him, appointed him colonel. He justi-
fied Morelos's good opinion by displaying talent
and courage, and speedily acquired popularity
among the troops and influence in the general
council. He accompanied Morelos on his expedi-
tion to Tasco and in the heroic defence of Cuaut-
la, where, to obtain provisions, he broke through
the besieging army on 21 April, 1812, with only
100 men ; but, on his return with supplies six days
later, he was defeated. When Morelos evacuated
Cuautla early in May, he was joined by Matamoros,
who was ordered to reorganize his division in Izu-
car, promoted brigadier, took part in the capture
of Oajaca on 25 Nov., and was sent to the south,
where he defeated the royalist Lambrini at Tonalo
on 19 April, 1813. and was made lieutenant-gen-
eral. In October he won the victory of San Agus-
tin del Palmar, where the Spaniards lost 215
killed and 368 prisoners. He now established his
quarters at Tehuicingo till he was ordered by Mo-
relos to co-operate in the attack on Valladolid,
where' the allied forces took position on 22 Dec,
. On the next day their attack on the city
was repulsed, during the night of the 24th their
camp surprised by Iturbide, and their forces dis-
persed. Matamoros reorganized some of the troops
and took position in the estate of Puruaran, about
sixty miles from Valladolid, where Morelos, against
Matamoros's advice, resolved to wait for the ene-
my. Matamoros, who had been intrusted with the
command, organized his troops, and on 15 Jan.,
, they were attacked by overwhelming forces
under Iturbide and Llano and totally routed, and
Matamoros, defending the retreat of Morelos with
great personal bravery, was captured. He was car-
ried to Valladolid, and, after trial and degradation
from holy orders, executed in the market-place.
He was one of the most active and successful lead-
ers of the insurrection, gifted with a military tal-
ent, of pure and noble character, and his memory
is highly honored in Mexico. His bones were
