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Andrew C. McLaughlin

アンドリュー・シー・マクローリン

Andoryū C. Makurōrin

Aliases: Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1861-02-14 （Beardstown, Illinois）
Died
1947-09-24 age 86
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Beardstown, Illinois → Ann Arbor, Michigan → Chicago, Illinois

Career

Occupations
Historian
Active Years
1881-1947
Affiliations
University of Michigan, University of Chicago, Carnegie Institution, American Historical Association
Memberships
American Historical Association (President 1914)
Influenced
Henry Steele Commager, Constance McLaughlin Green

Education

University of Michigan
Law and History
Degree: BA, LLB
Year of Graduation: 1883
Country: United States

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for History
1936
Work: A Constitutional History of the United States
Category: History
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Constitutional History of the United States

1935 History

A comprehensive history of the U.S. Constitution for the average reader.

Constitutional historyPolitical and social forces

Confederation and Constitution, 1783–1789

1907 History

Covers the period from confederation to constitution.

American independenceConstitutional formation

The Foundations of American Constitutionalism

1932 History

Based on lectures at New York University.

Constitutionalism

Bibliography

  • History of Higher Education in Michigan
  • Lewis Cass
  • Elements of Civil Government of the State of Michigan
  • The Western Posts and the British Debts
  • James Wilson in the Philadelphia Convention
  • A History of the American Nation
  • The Teaching of American History
  • Sketch of Charles Pinckney's Plan for a Constitution, 1787
  • Confederation and Constitution, 1783–1789
  • A History of the United States for Schools
  • The Courts, the Constitution, and Parties
  • Cyclopedia of American Government
  • The Great War: From Spectator to Participant
  • America and Britain
  • Steps in the Development of American Democracy
  • The Foundations of American Constitutionalism
  • A Constitutional History of the United States

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Clear and accessible prose for the average reader
Recurring Motifs
Development of constitutional principlesPolitical and social forces

Legacy

Renowned authority on U.S. constitutional history, winner of the 1936 Pulitzer Prize for History. Mentored many historians.

Academic Societies

  • American Historical Association

Archives

  • University of Michigan
  • University of Chicago Library Special Collections Research Center

Trivia

  • Parents born in Scotland and emigrated to the US.
  • Married to Lois Angell, daughter of U. Michigan president James B. Angell.
  • Daughter Constance McLaughlin Green was a Pulitzer-winning historian.
  • Brother James C. McLaughlin was a U.S. Representative from Michigan.