He attended Yale University, where he was a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi chapter), and graduated tenth in his class in 1853. He was admitted to the bar in 1856, and was the District Attorney of Chester County, Pennsylvania, from 1859 through 1864.[1][3] During the American Civil War he joined the emergency militia of Pennsylvania that was organized against the threat of Confederate invasion in 1862 and 1863. He raised an independent cavalry company and later served in the 29th Emergency Militia Regiment, reaching the rank of major.[1]
After the outbreak of World War I MacVeagh championed the cause of the Allies in an article "The Impossible Chasm", contributed to the North American Review in July 1915. In his last article "Lusitania Day: May 7, 1916", for the same magazine, he assailed the slowness of the American government in asserting its rights against Germany.[6]
Personal life
MacVeagh married Letitia Miner Lewis, in 1856. They had one son, Charles MacVeagh (June 6, 1860 – December 4, 1931), who became the Ambassador to Japan.
↑One or more of the preceding sentencesincorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "MacVeagh, Wayne". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol.31 (12thed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p.829.
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