his will, he left his library to the Gladstone collection at Hawarden. Works Most of MacColl's earlier writings centred on the theology. After his arrival in London, he began to publish articles, writing with increasing proficiency. Major works include: Lawlessness, Sacerdotalism and Ritualism (1875), an attack on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, associated with controversy over the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874. The Eastern Question: Its Facts and Fallacies (1877), five editions. Three Years of the Eastern Question (1878), which appeared immediately after the Congress of Berlin had ended. MacColl's research usually relied on British Blue Book collections of consular despatches, written up in a prosecutorial style. Family In 1904 MacColl married Consuelo Albinia Crompton-Stansfield, daughter of Major-General William Henry Crompton-Stansfield (1835–1888) of Esholt Hall. MacColl had a younger brother, Hugh MacColl, who became known as a logician. He had tried to persuade Gladstone to pay for Hugh to be educated at the University of Oxford; but Hugh had refused to become an Anglican priest as Gladstone insisted. References Gladstone Correspondence, British Library, 1858. Gladstone Papers, 1884, British Library. External links 1838 births 1907 deaths Church of England priests Scottish Episcopalian priests People educated at Glenalmond College Scottish political writers