New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
LEE MCLUNC Is
DEAD in LONDON
Ex-Treasurer of u. S. and
Football Player Sue
cumbs to Typhoid.

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. 19.-Lee Nc,
Chung, former Treasurer OF the united
States and a famous Yale football
player, died to-day in a hospital IN
London, after three months illness
of typhoid fever. Relatives here re-
ceived information OF his death ~
cable from his brother.
Mr.. McClung was a former treasurer
OF Yale University, and had held exec
utive positions with the ST. Paul ~
Duluth Railroad Company and the
Southern Railway Company. The BODY
will be brought to Knoxville Tor burial
Thomas Lee McClung, football cham
pion and financier, came Of the sturdy
Scottish Highlander Presbyterian STOCK
which a century and half ago or
more settled numerously in the Ten
nessee mountains and adjacent regions
One Of his predecessors was Alexander
Keith McClung, of Mississippi, who
served in the Mexican war and was one
Of the most noted duellists OF his time
Another, of an earlier generation, mar
ried a sister Of John Marshall. The
family was also closely related TO mat
of Albert Sydney Johnston.
Lee McClung (he long ago dropped
the name of Thomas), was born at
Knoxville, Tenn, on March 20, 1870,
the son Of Franklin Henry McClung,
wholesale drygoods merchant OF that
city, and Eliza Ann Mills McClung. lie
was educated at Yale, where he was
personally and socially one Of the most
popular men Of his time and made
brilliant record as football player,
both as halfback and captain. Among
his comrades on the team were the two
Bliss brothers, Mccormick, and the g.
gantic Hefelfnger. In those days
song which rivalled "Boola" and Arls-
tophaness frogs in popularity was
"Iiold the fort! McCiung is coming.
incidentally, it may be observed, that
with all his football and junior prom.
enades and what not, he was one OF
the best scholars of his day, and was
graduated with honor in 1892. Then
he travelled in Europe for couple OF
years.
On his return in 1894 he pursued
design OF his early student days by
entering railroad work, as paymaster
of the St. Paul e Duluth company.
Thereafter he was employed in several
high positions by the Southern Rail
way Company, at Louisville and Wash
ington, until 1904. In that year he was
recalled TO New Haven, as treasurer OF
Yale University, and filed that place
with signal ability, TO the great ad-
vantage of his Alma Mater, for five
years. Then, on November /, 1909, he
undertook similar services for the ma
ton as Treasurer of the United States
at the bidding Of President Taft. lie
had been particularly successful IN
undermining treasury and accounting
methods at Yale, and at Washington,
conducting fiscal transactions of S5,-
OOO,00O,OOO year. he was also able
TO make marked improvements IN sys-
TEN. lie resigned the United States
Treasurership on November II, 1872,
and retired from it eight days later,
following the resignation Of A. Piatt
Andrew as Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and the expression Of dis
satisfaction on the part of several
other officials with the state of affairs
then existing in the Secretarys office.
Mr.. McClung was a director OF the
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, Of Hartford, Conn. of the Marion,
Ala, Institute, and Of the American
Association for Highway improvement.
and a councilman Of the Boy Scouts Of
America He was unmarried.