Archibald Gordon Macdonell 3 November 1895 16 January 1941 was a Scottish people Scottish writer, journalist and broadcaster, whose most famous work is the gently satirical novel England, Their England 1933 . Life and work Born in Poona , India , ref Deedes, Macdonell, Archibald Gordon 1895 1941 , rev. Clare L. Taylor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004 ref AG Macdonell considered himself to be a Scotland Scotsman more than anything else. His father was a physician , and he was educated at Winchester College Winchester where he was excelled academically and at sports ... 1999, pages 59 60 ref Image England, Their England cover.jpg right Macdonell s 1933 classic England, Their England frame AG Macdonell s 1933 classic England, Their England Macdonell made his ... and popular acclaim, and won the James Tait Black Award that year. Today, Macdonell is remembered ... in 2001 in Prion Humour Classics . Macdonell also wrote six mystery novels under the name Neil Gordon , one of them in collaboration with Milward Kennedy . Macdonell was also a connoisseur of military history , and wrote a historical study called Napoleon and his Marshals 1934 . Macdonell wrote ... which was vastly to the taste of the audience . Macdonell also wrote The crew of the Anaconda in 1940, a Boys Own ripping yarn type tale. Macdonell was a regular contributor to The Observer , and was also ... novelists . He was buried at Wolvercote Cemetery in Oxford. Marriages Macdonell was married twice ... wife Mona sued for divorce. According to the suit, Macdonell had committed adultery in a hotel in London ... research fa macdonell.html The AG Macdonell Papers at the University of Texas, Austin Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, A.G. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Macdonell, A.G. Category 1895 births Category 1941 deaths Category Scottish writers Category Old Wykehamists no A.G. Macdonell pl Archibald Gordon Macdonell ... more details
distinguish McDonnell surname Macdonell , Macdonell , or McDonell is a surname of Scottish origin. It refers to Persons A. G. Macdonell 1895 1941 , Scottish writer, journalist, and broadcaster Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry 1771 1828 , chief of the Clan MacDonnel of Glengarry Alexander Macdonell bishop Alexander Macdonell 1762 1840 , Canadian Roman Catholic bishop Alexander Macdonell politician Alexander Macdonell 1762 1842 , Canadian soldier and political figure Alexander McDonell politician Alexander McDonell 1786 1861 , Scottish Canadian immigration agent and political figure Angus Claude Macdonell 1861 1924 , Canadian lawyer and politician Angus MacDonell British Army officer Angus MacDonell 1751 1817 , Scottish Canadian soldier and political figure Angus Macdonell d. 1804 , Scottish Canadian lawyer and political figure Archibald Hayes Macdonell 1868 1939 , Canadian soldier and politician Arthur Anthony Macdonell 1854 1930 , British Sanskrit scholar Brian MacDonell b. 1935 , New Zealand politician Donald Aeneas MacDonell 1794 1879 , Canadian soldier and politician Donald Macdonell 1778 1861 , Scottish Canadian politician James Macdonell 1841 1879 , Scottish journalist John Alexander MacDonell 1854 1912 , Canadian politician John MacDonell Nova Scotia politician John MacDonell contemporary , Canadian politician from Novia Scotia John MacDonell Scotus John MacDonell 1728 1810 , Scottish Canadian military man and colonist John MacDonell political strategist John MacDonell b. 1966 , Canadian lawyer and politician from Novia Scotia John Macdonell 1785 1812 , Scottish Canadian aide de camp to British Major General Isaac Brock during the War of 1812 John McDonell Le ... 1758 1809 , Canadian soldier, judge, and political figure Miles Macdonell 1767 1828 , Scottish Canadian military man and colonist Nick McDonell b. 1984 , American writer William Andrew Macdonell 1853 1920 , Canadian Roman Catholic bishop Scottish clan Clan MacDonell of Glengarry surname de Macdonell ... more details
Alexander Macdonell may refer to Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield politician 1782 1835 , politician in Upper Canada Alexander Macdonell bishop 1762 1840 , first Bishop of Kingston, Ontario Alexander Macdonell 1833 1905 , bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria Cornwall, 1890 1905 Alexander Macdonell politician 1762 1842 , elected representative for Glengarry County, Ontario and soldier in the War of 1812 Alexander McDonell politician 1786 1861 , politician for Northumberland County, Ontario See also Alexander McDonnell disambiguation hndis Macdonell, Alexander ... more details
Lord MacDonell refers to the Lordship of MacDonell in the Jacobite Peerage . On 9 December 1716, Alastair MacDonell of Glengarry, with remainder to his Primogeniture heirs male , was created by James Francis ... Macdonell . ref cite web author Sainty, Guy Stair authorlink Guy Stair Sainty url http www.chivalricorders.org ... 2009 work www.chivalricorders.org ref The current holder of the title is Aeneas Ranald Euan Macdonell, 13th Lord MacDonell, 24th Titular ruler titular Scottish clan chief chief of Clan Macdonell of Glengarry Macdonell of Glengarry . ref cite web url http www.burkes peerage.net familyhomepage.aspx?FID 0&FN MACDONELLOFGLENGARRY title MacDonell of Glengarry, chief of MacDonell of Glengarry accessdate 10 June 2009 work Burke s Peerage and Gentry ref Lords Alastair MacDonell, or MacDonald, 11th Chief of Glengarry, 1st Lord MacDonell, attainted 1690, fought at Sherriffmuir, again attainted 1716 ... MacDonell, 2nd Lord MacDonell, 12th Chief of Glengarry, son of 1st Lord, died 1754. ref name ruvigny Alestair Ruadh MacDonnell Alastair MacDonell, 3rd Lord MacDonell, 13th Chief of Glengarry , son of 2nd Lord, died 1761. ref name ruvigny Duncan MacDonell, 4th Lord MacDonell, 14th Chief of Glengarry, son of 3rd Lord, died 11 July 1788. ref name ruvigny Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell, 5th Lord MacDonell, 15th Chief of Glengarry , son of 4th Lord, born 15 September 1771, died 17 January 1828. ref name ruvigny Aeneas Ranaldson MacDonell, 6th Lord MacDonell ... Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell, 7th Lord MacDonell, 17th Chief of Glengarry, elder son of 6th Lord, born 1834, died 2 June 1862. ref name ruvigny Charles Ranaldson MacDonell, 8th Lord MacDonell, 18th Chief of Glengarry, 3rd son of 6th Lord, born 1838, died June 1868. ref name ruvigny Aeneas Ranald MacDonell, 9th Lord MacDonell, a descendant of the next younger brother of the 1st Lord, and a member ... Ranald Westrop MacDonell, 10th Lord MacDonell, grandson of 9th Lord, born in India 5 December 1847 ... more details
for the Australian politician Donald Macdonell Australian politician Donald Macdonell January 17, 1778 June 13, 1861 was a political figure in Upper Canada . He was born in Greenfield, Inverness shire Greenfield , near Aberchalder , in Inverness shire , Scotland in 1778, the son of Alexander Macdonell, and came to Charlottenburgh Township, Ontario Charlottenburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1792 as part of a group of Scottish settlers led by his father. He studied with John Strachan in Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall . He served with the local militia during the War of 1812 , reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. During the war, his brother John Macdonell John was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights . After the war, he was appointed registrar for Glengarry County, Ontario Glengarry County . In 1819, he became sheriff for the Eastern District, Ontario Eastern District . In 1834, he was elected to represent Glengarry in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and he served until 1841. He served in the militia during the Lower Canada Rebellion . In 1846, he was appointed assistant adjutant general of militia for Canada West , serving until his death in Quebec City in 1861. In 1853, Macdonell laid the cornerstone for the Brock Memorial at Queenston Heights, where Isaac Brock Brock and his brother had died. His grandson Donald Greenfield MacDonell served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons. External links http www.biographi.ca EN ShowBio.asp?BioId 38680 Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, Donald ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1778 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1861 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, Donald Category 1778 births Category 1861 deaths Category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada ... more details
dablink For other people with the same name, see John Macdonell disambiguation . No footnotes date April 2009 Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell of Greenfield 19 April 1785 &ndash 14 October 1812 was an aide de camp to British Major General Isaac Brock Sir Isaac Brock during the War of 1812 , dying in the Battle of Queenston Heights . He was born on 19 April 1785 in Scotland near Aberchalder and came ... a lawyer by trade with little military experience, Lieutenant Colonel Macdonell, along with Captain ... to the right of the line near the escarpment and Macdonell s anchoring the left, the force of between ... their way up the path to the top of the Heights, and Macdonell faced some four hundred troops. Despite the disadvantage in numbers as well as attacking a fixed position, Williams and Macdonell s small ... of the battle turned when a musket ball hit Macdonell s mount causing it to rear and twist around ... the next day. On October 16, 1812 Lieut. Col. Macdonell, along with General Brock, was buried in the bastion ... noted that while Lieut. Col. Macdonell was in a later state of decomposition, General Brock s remains ..., there was no mention of Macdonell on it. But inside the monument there is a brass plaque which reads Beneath are deposited the mortal remains of Lieut. Colonel John Macdonell P.A. D.C. and Aide ... with due solemnity, on the 13th October 1853. Image Macdonell Redan plaque.jpg left thumb Macdonell ... also serves as a monument to Macdonell. The plaque reads Site of Redan Battery Near this spot Lieut Col. John Macdonell Attorney General of Upper Canada was mortally wounded 13th October 1812. In his 1984 album From Fresh Water , the late Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers immortalised Macdonell in the song MacDonnell on the Heights . He laments that despite Macdonell s courage, not one in ten thousand ... Lyrics to MacDonnell on the Heights Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell ... 14 October 1812 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, John Category 1785 births Category 1812 deaths ... more details
for the representative for Glengarry & Prescott Angus Macdonell Sandaig Angus Macdonell died October 8, 1804 was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada . He was born in Inverness shire , Scotland , the son of Allan McDonell and brother of Alexander Macdonell Ontario MPP Alexander Macdonell , and came to the estate of Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet William Johnson in the Mohawk Valley of New York in 1773 as part of a large emigration by members of the MacDonell clan. He left that area at the beginning of the American Revolution and was educated in Montreal and Quebec City . He became first clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in 1792 and an attorney in 1794. When Henry Allcock s election was contested, he ran in an 1801 by election in Durham County, Ontario Durham , Simcoe County, Ontario Simcoe & 1st York County, Ontario York and won, defeating John Small 1746 1841 John Small , clerk of the Executive Council of Upper Canada Executive Council . He introduced the Assessment Act of 1803 which was intended to provide more equal rates. He was also a founding member of the Law Society of Upper Canada . In October 1804, he was en route to a trial aboard the HMS Speedy schooner HMS Speedy where he would defend a native person charged with murder. The ship sank in a storm on Lake Ontario near Brighton, Ontario Brighton with all hands lost. External links http www.biographi.ca 009004 119.01 e.php?&id nbr 2516 Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, Angus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1804 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, Angus Category 1804 deaths Category Canadian lawyers Category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Category People from Highland Category Pre Confederation Quebec people Category Scottish emigrants to pre Confederation Quebec Category Year of birth missing ... more details
Infobox person name Leo Macdonell image image size caption birth name birth date August 17, 1888 ref Birth record for Leo A. Macdonell, born August 17, 1888, Chippewa County, Wisconsin . Ancestry.com. ... successor party boards religion spouse Mary Schibret Macdonell partner children parents relatives signature website footnotes nationality United States American Leo Abbott Macdonell August 17 ... of America in 1946. Early years Macdonell was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in August 1888. ref name DRC Draft registration card for Leo Abbott Macdonell, born August 17, 1889, at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin ... Roll 1674993 Draft Board 1. ref He was the son of Donald Macdonell 1861 1948 and Mary Harrett Ermatinger Macdonell 1868 1925 . By 1900, the family had moved to Superior, Wisconsin , where Macdonell s father was employed as a storekeeper, ref Census entry for D. Macdonell, Mary H. Macdonell, and L.A. Macdonell. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census database on line . Year 1900 Census Place ... in the life insurance business, ref 1905 Wisconsin Census entry for Donald Macdonell, Mary H. Macdonell, and Leo A. Macdonell. Ancestry.com. Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905 database on line . ref and as a bookkeeper in a coal office. ref name C10 Census entry for D. Macdonell, Mary Macdonell, and Leo A. Macdonell. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census database on line . Census ... FHL Number 1375720. ref Reporter in Wisconsin By 1910, Macdonell was employed as a reporter for a newspaper ... , Macdonell was living in Superior, working as a journalist. ref Census entry for Donald Macdonell ... Times Macdonell came to Detroit, Michigan as a sportswriter for the Detroit Times , a position he held for 33 years. ref cite news title Ex Times Writer, Macdonell Dies newspaper The Windsor Daily Star ...&dq leo macdonell detroit&hl en ref While with the Times , Macdonell covered the Detroit Tigers , Detroit Red Wings , and Michigan Wolverines . At the time of the 1930 United States Census , Macdonell ... more details
to Hudson s Bay s commercial rival, the North West Company . Macdonell collected the first body ... the surrender of Governor Macdonell, who, to avoid the loss of blood, gave himself up voluntarily ... Fortune, Quebec Pointe Fortune on the Ottawa River where he died in 1828. Miles Macdonell Collegiate ... http www.mmc.retsd.mb.ca Miles MacDonell Collegiate http www.mmcalumni.ca Miles MacDonell Collegiate Alumni Association Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, Miles ALTERNATIVE ... Macdonell, Miles Category 1767 births Category 1828 deaths Category Canadian fur traders Category ... Ontario de Miles Macdonell ... more details
Brian Peter MacDonell , Queen s Service Order QSO , born 1935 is a former New Zealand Member of Parliament for Dunedin Central New Zealand electorate Dunedin Central , in the South Island . MacDonell represented the Dunedin Central New Zealand electorate Dunedin Central electorate in Parliament for 21 years from 1963 to 1984. He was Parliamentary Under Secretary for Trade & Industry and Energy Resources between 1973 to 1975. In 1993 MacDonell was awarded a Queen s Service Order QSO for public service. The Dunedin Central Electorate was abolished in the 1983 electoral redistribution, and the electorate of Dunedin West New Zealand electorate Dunedin West was established in its place. MacDonell was not selected as the Labour candidate for the new seat of Dunedin West. He stood as an Independent politician Independent in the New Zealand general election, 1984 1984 general election but was not successful. References New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1984 by J. O. Wilson 1985, Government Printer, Wellington Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, Brian ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION New Zealand politician DATE OF BIRTH 1935 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, Brian Category 1935 births Category Former students of Kavanagh College Category Living people Category New Zealand Labour Party MPs Category Independent MPs of New Zealand Category Companions of the Queen s Service Order Category Local political office holders in New Zealand Category New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates NZLabour politician stub ... more details
distinguish2 the Canadian lawyer Angus Macdonell , the Scottish chieftain Angus MacDonnell , or the British politician Angus McDonnell Angus MacDonell ca 1751 1817? was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada . He was born at Sandaig in Inverness shire Scotland around 1751. He came to North America with General General Simon Fraser of Lovat Simon Fraser s 71st Regiment which fought for the Kingdom of Great Britain British in the American Revolution MacDonell reached the rank of lieutenant. He appears to have been taken prisoner at Yorktown, Virginia and returned to Britain. In 1786, he returned to Canada and received a grant of land in Charlottenburgh Township, Ontario Charlottenburgh Township . He represented Glengarry County, Ontario Glengarry & Prescott County, Ontario Prescott in the 3rd Parliament of Upper Canada . Later, he is believed to have become a fur trade r and left the area. External references http www.umanitoba.ca colleges st pauls ccha Back 20Issues CCHA1938 39 Scott.html Representatives from Glengarry in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, Angus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1751 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1817 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, Angus Category 1751 births Category 1817 deaths Category Highland Light Infantry officers Category British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War Category Canadian fur traders Category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Category People from Argyll and Bute Category People from Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties Category Scottish emigrants to pre Confederation Ontario ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 James Macdonell 1841 &ndash 2 March 1879 , Scottish people Scottish journalist , was born at Dyce , Aberdeen . In 1858, after his father s death, he became clerk in a merchant s office. He began writing in the Aberdeen Free Press in 1862 he was appointed to the staff of the Daily Review at Edinburgh , and at twenty two he became editor of the Northern Daily Express . In 1865 he went to London to accept a position on the staff of the Daily Telegraph, which he retained until 1875, being special correspondent in France in 1870 and 1871. In 1873 he became a leader writer on The Times. He died in London on 2 March 1879. His posthumous France since the First Empire , though incomplete, gave a clever and accurate account of the French politics of his time. References 1911 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1841 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2 March 1879 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, James Category 1841 births Category 1879 deaths Category People from Aberdeenshire Category Scottish journalists ... more details
Mounted Rifles . Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Cameron Macdonell, KCB, CMG, DSO, C de G was Commanding ... after Lieutenant General, Sir A.C. Macdonell, KCB, CMG, DSO, C de G. His cocked bi corn hat, a form ... Cameron Macdonell , Order of the Bath KCB , Order of St Michael and St George CMG , Distinguished ..., Ontario . Macdonell graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1886. He received a commission ... Macdonell had distinguished record of military service. He graduated from Royal Military College ... MacDonnell in the book Vimy MacDonell was known as a front line soldier indeed, 28 year old intelligence ... in his days as a private. Not for nothing did the men of the 7th call MacDonell Fighting Mac and sometimes ... in his good arm. And everybody also knew that MacDonell, at the Somme, had insisted on walking among ..., MacDonell stopped at every corpse and said I salute you, my brave Highlander, until Wallis managed ..., Ontario . Portal War Legacy File Lt Gen Sir A C Macdonell Arms Currie Building, Royal Military College of Canada.jpg thumb right 200px Lt Gen Sir Archibald Cameron Macdonell Coat of Arms , Currie Building, Royal Military College of Canada The Sir Archibald Macdonell Athletic Centre or SAM Centre ... of Lt Gen Sir Archibald Cameron Macdonell were carved on the Currie Building at the Royal Military ... Macdonell at The Canadian Encyclopedia http www.rmcclub.ca eVeritas 2006 Issue28 200628.htm Royal Military College s eVeritas Newsletter Issue 028 2006 http www.angloboerwar.com DSO m macdonell ac.htm Sir Archibald Cameron Macdonell H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston Canada s RMC A History of Royal ... Military College of Canada Infantry Division of Canada DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, Archibald Category 1864 ... more details
John Macdonell or John McDonell may refer to John Macdonell 1785 1812 , Canadian lawyer and political figure, aide de camp to Major General Isaac Brock John Macdonell 1738 1809 , Canadian soldier and MLA for Glengarry County, Ontario 1792 1800 Spanish John MacDonell scotus 1728 1810 , United Empire Loyalist and early Canadian settler John MacDonell Tory , past President of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party in Nova Scotia, Canada John MacDonell Nova Scotia politician , current NDP MLA in Nova Scotia John McDonell ca 1758 1809 , Captain in the Butler s Rangers and political figure in Upper Canada John McDonell Le Pr tre 1768 1850 , known as Le Pr tre, political figure in Upper Canada. In the 1830s, he began using the spelling Macdonell for his surname Sir John Macdonell jurist , 1846 1921 , English editor of State trials John Macdonell rugby league , Australian rugby league footballer John Macdonell, Popular American public radio producer and host, creator of Acoustic Interlude series originating from WUWF See also John McDonnell disambiguation hndis name Macdonell, John ... more details
Alexander MacDonell of Greenfield 1782 &ndash 1835 was from a prominent family in Upper Canada . He was the sixth son of Alexander MacDonell of Greenfield and Janet Macdonell of Aberchalder a sister of John McDonell John Macdonell of Aberchalder . He was also the cousin and brother in law of Miles MacDonell . Alexander worked as a fur trader and became a partner of the North West Company prior to become a political figure in Upper Canada. He served in the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada in the riding of Glengarry County, Ontario Glengarry and in the 12th Parliament of Upper Canada 12th Parliament in the riding of Prescott County, Ontario Prescott . He should not be confused with Alexander Macdonell Ontario MPP Alexander Macdonell who also served in the riding of Glengarry during several parliaments including the 6th Parliament of Upper Canada 6th Parliament in which the other Alexander Macdonnell succeeded Alexander MacDonell of Greenfield s brother, John Macdonell John MacDonell . In 1822 Alexander became the Sheriff of the Ottawa District, Upper Canada Ottawa District , a position he held until his death in 1835. External links http www.mhs.mb.ca docs people macdonell ag.shtml Manitoba Historical Society http books.google.ca books?id aZz213hdj3EC&pg PA39&lpg PA39&dq Lt. Col. Alexander 5CMacDonnell of Greenfield 5C&source web&ots JCu4AxflXN&sig y8RzZx0IjsPLONMU7wYyOUA75hk&hl en&sa X&oi book result&resnum 3&ct result PPA39,M1 Lords of the North Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, Alexander ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1782 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1835 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, Alexander Category 1782 births Category 1835 deaths Category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Canada politician stub ... more details
for other people with the same name John Macdonell disambiguation Colonel John MacDonell 1728 1810 of Scotus was a Spanish officer and a Highland gentleman who emigrated to the Province of New York in 1773. He was a Loyalist in the American Revolutionary War and emigrated to Upper Canada after the war. He was born 1728 into the clan MacDonell of Glengarry, the son of John of Crowlin. As a boy he was sent to the Scots College in Rome. He obtained a commission in one of the Irish regiments in the service of Spain. He saw some action in Italy and was promoted from cadet to lieutenant before volunteering. In 1746 he was part of the invasion force which the French government assembled, Irish Brigade French , to assist the Jacobite rebels in Britain. In 1773 he emigrated with others in his clan to Caughnawaga in the Mohawk valley of the Province of New York at the invitation of Sir William Johnson . After the war he settled in Upper Canada near St. Andrew s where he died on April 15, 1810. His son Miles Macdonell was the first governor of what is now Manitoba, another son John McDonell Le Pr tre become a political figure in Upper Canada. References MacDonell, John, Spanish John, Being a narrative of the early life of Colonel John M Donell of Scottos , 1993 DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, John Category People of New York in the American Revolution ... more details
Arthur Anthony Macdonell 1854 1930 , 7th of Lochgarry , was a noted Sanskrit scholar. Macdonell was born in India and educated at Georg August University of G ttingen G ttingen University , then matriculated in 1876 at Corpus Christi College, Oxford , gaining a classical exhibition and three scholarships for German language German , Sanskrit , and Chinese language Chinese . He graduated with classical honours in 1880 and was appointed Taylorian Teacher of German at Oxford. In 1883 he obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig , and then became Deputy Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford in 1888, and Boden Professor of Sanskrit in 1899. ref cite journal title MACDONELL, Arthur Anthony journal Who s Who, year 1907 volume vol. 59 pages p. 1117 url http books.google.com books?id yEcuAAAAYAAJ&pg PA1117 author1 Addison, Henry Robert author2 Oakes, Charles Henry author3 Lawson, William John author4 Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton ref Macdonell edited various Sanskrit texts, wrote a grammar, compiled a dictionary, and published a Vedic grammar, a Vedic Reader,and a work on Vedic mythology Vedic Mythology he also wrote a history of Sanskrit. Selected works wikisource author Arthur Anthony Macdonell Cite book last MacDonell first Arthur Anthony title s A History of Sanskrit Literature A History of Sanskrit Literature publication date 2004 year 1900 publisher Kessinger Publishing location isbn 1417906197 postscript Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it or change its value to . for the cite ... Anthony MacDonell. Cambridge, 1904. 2 v., xxxv, 198, 334 p. A Vedic grammar for students , A.A. ..., 2004, ix, 270 p., ISBN 81 7453 103 3. Macdonell, Arthur Anthony. http dsal.uchicago.edu dictionaries macdonell A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological ... Category 1930 deaths Category British Indologists de Arthur Anthony Macdonell fr Arthur Anthony Macdonell ru , sv Arthur Anthony Macdonell ... more details
Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix name Donald Greenfield MacDonell honorific suffix image imagesize constituency MP Lanark North parliament Canadian predecessor Daniel Galbraith successor Joseph Jamieson term start 1880 term end 1882 birth date birth date 1849 07 02 birth place Morrisburg, Ontario Morrisburg , Canada West death date death date and age 1916 11 12 1849 07 02 death place nationality spouse party Liberal Party of Canada Liberal relations children residence alma mater occupation profession cabinet committees portfolio religion signature website footnotes Donald Greenfield MacDonell July 2, 1849 &ndash November 12, 1916 was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario , Canada. He represented Lanark North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1880 to 1882 as a Liberal Party of Canada Liberal member. He was born in Morrisburg, Ontario Morrisburg , Canada West , the son of A.G. MacDonell and the grandson of Donald Macdonell . He was educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto . MacDonell was married twice to Margaret Rosamond in 1875 and to Edith Rose in 1880. He served as reeve of Almonte, Ontario Almonte in 1878. MacDonell was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1880 by election held after the death of Daniel Galbraith . He was unsuccessful in bids for reelection in 1882 and 1887. References CanParlbio ID 4152f4da 030f 4d2c b63d 0b1e75388e66 http www.canadiana.org ECO mtq?doc 32955 The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1881 Charles H. Mackintosh CH Mackintosh reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, Donald Greenfield ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1849 PLACE OF BIRTH Morrisburg, Ontario Morrisburg , Canada West DATE OF DEATH November 12, 1916 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, Donald Greenfield Category 1849 births Category 1916 deaths Category Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario Category Liberal Party of Canada MPs Liberal Ontario ... more details
George Hugh Macdonell February 10, 1851 &ndash Circa c. 1924 ref http www.thunderbay.ca City Government Your Council Past Councils Port Arthur City Councils 1884 1889 Mayor George Hugh Macdonell.htm Mayor Macdonell on thunderbay.ca ref was a contractor and political figure in Ontario , Canada. He represented Algoma electoral district Algoma in the Canadian House of Commons from 1891 to 1896 as a Conservative Party of Canada historical Conservative member. He was born in Toronto , Canada West , the son of George Macdonell, and was educated in Williamstown, Ontario Williamstown and at Bishop s University Bishop s College in Lennoxville, Quebec . He continued his education in the military schools of Montreal and served with Colonel Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley Garnet Wolseley in the Wolseley Expedition Red River Expedition . Macdonell operated a warehouse in Montreal for several years. He was then hired by contractors working on the Canadian Pacific Railway , later going into business on his own and moving to Port Arthur, Ontario Port Arthur . In 1876, Macdonell married Eliza McCracken. ref name gemmill http www.canadiana.org ECO mtq?doc 32961 The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891 , AJ Gemmill ref Macdonell was also involved in mining and was an insurance agent. Macdonell was mayor of Port Arthur from 1886 to 1888. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1890. ref name gemmill Macdonell defeated Daniel Francis Burk in the Canadian federal election, 1887 1887 federal election but was defeated by Albert Dyment when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1896. References CanParlbio ID 83016D84 C82A 42C8 B879 59B51DBD5770 http www.canadiana.org ECO mtq?doc 32961 Prominent men of Canada a collection of persons distinguished in professional ... Persondata . NAME Macdonell, George H ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1851 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, George ... more details
Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix name John Alexander MacDonell honorific suffix image John Alexander MacDonell.jpg imagesize constituency MP Selkirk electoral district Selkirk parliament Canadian predecessor Thomas Mayne Daly successor William McCreary majority 1 term start 1896 term end 1900 office2 Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Lorne predecessor2 successor2 term start2 1886 term end2 1888 birth date birth date 1854 11 22 birth place Dundas, Ontario Dundas , Canada West death date death date and age 1912 10 27 1854 11 22 death place nationality spouse party Liberal Party of Canada Liberal otherparty Liberal Party of Manitoba relations children residence alma mater occupation profession religion John Alexander MacDonell November 22, 1854 &ndash October 27, 1912 was a Canada Canadian politician. Born in Dundas, Ontario Dundas , Canada West , MacDonell was educated in Hamilton and Toronto. A civil engineer and contractor, he was Chief Clerk of the Manitoba Department of Public Works and Chief Engineer of Manitoba. At one time, he also was editor and owner of the Manitou Mercury MacDonell also took part in the survey and construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway . ref http books.google.com books?id aZz213hdj3EC&pg PA141 Macdonell, JK & Campbell, RB Lords of the North 1997 ref A former member of the Dufferin Municipal Council, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 1886 as Liberal Party of Manitoba Liberal candidate for the riding of Lorne. He was defeated in 1888. In Canadian federal election, 1896 1896 , he was elected to the Canadian .... He died in Kingston, Ontario in 1912. References http www.mhs.mb.ca docs people macdonell ja.shtml Manitoba Historical Society John Alexander MacDonell CanParlbio ID c25b8297 814f 4258 ac31 fcc0987f22ae reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, John Alexander ALTERNATIVE ..., Ontario Dundas , Canada West DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1912 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell ... more details
orphan date January 2010 refimproveBLP date August 2009 John Edward MacDonell born September 29, 1966 is Past President of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia . He is the son of the late Dr. John MacDonell and Mrs. Antonia Toni n e Mazerolle MacDonell. After graduating from Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School , MacDonell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of King s College in Halifax Urban Area Halifax in 1988, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie University in 1994. While at Dalhousie Law School, he received awards for excellence in Constitutional Law and Insurance Law, along with the Dickson Medal for Distinguished Advocacy at the 1994 Gale Cup Moot Competition. MacDonell articled with the Halifax office of Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales, Atlantic Canada s first and largest regional law firm. He became an associate lawyer upon his admission to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1995, and went on to become a partner in Stewart McKelvey on January 1, 2001. As a part time faculty member at Dalhousie Law School, MacDonell taught courses in Civil Trial Practice 2001 and Commercial Law 2002 , and has also lectured in Insurance Law and Constitutional Law. He is a former Chair of the Construction Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association s Nova Scotia Branch 2001 2003 . From 2000 2004, MacDonell was a member of the Board of Directors of Phoenix Youth Programs , a non profit, voluntary agency providing care and services to at risk and homeless youth. He continues to be a trustee of the Phoenix Youth Programs Charitable Foundation. MacDonell ... basis. MacDonell s involvement in politics started when he worked on the Progressive Conservative Association ... Association of Nova Scotia 2004 2006 In February 2006, MacDonell took a leave of absence from his ... Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... Macdonell, John Category 1966 births Category Canadian political consultants Category Canadian ... more details
Infobox Clan clan name MacDonell of Glengarry image badge Clan member crest badge Clan Macdonell of Glengarry.svg ... Foot Stomp. chiefs name Aeneas Ranald Euan MacDonell, 23rd Chief of Chief of Macdonell of Glengarry ... branches Allied clans Rival clans Clan MacDonell of Glengarry is a branch of Clan Donald taking its .... History Image Macdonell of Glengarry R. R. McIan .jpg thumb Clan tartan. Illustration by R ... MacDonell of Glengarry. This powerful chief had established himself on the shores of Loch Carron ... MacDonell of Glengarry. The lands thus handed over were never recovered from the MacDonells. Neither ... on 1602 between the Clan MacDonell of Glengarry and the Clan Mackenzie . ref name ConflictsClans ... , gaining the title of Lord MacDonell and Aross and chiefship of Clanranald and the whole ... him to fight at the Battle of Sheriffmuir . The fighting force of the Clan MacDonell of Glengarry ... joined Prince Charles under the command of MacDonell of Lochgarry and were involved in many of the battles ... MacDonell of Glengarry Image Raeburn Glengarry 1812.jpg thumb right 250px Portrait by Henry Raeburn of Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry in 1812. main Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell was the personality whose character and behaviour gave Walter Scott ... . Bishop Alexander Macdonell main Bishop Alexander Macdonell In contrast to Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry, his contemporary Alexander Macdonell became a Roman Catholic priest whose missionary ... the command of Alexander Ranaldson, with Father Macdonell appointed chaplain. When the regiment was disbanded Father Macdonell appealed to the government to grant its members land in Upper Canada but this was not realized ... which is situated on the Raven s Rock was the seat of the Chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry. Strome Castle was also owned by the MacDonells of Glengarry until 1602. Chiefs Main Chiefs of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry Lord MacDonell The current chief of the Clan MacDonell of Glengarry is Aeneas Ranald ... more details
Donald Aeneas MacDonell July 31, 1794 March 11, 1879 was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada . He was born in Charlottenburgh Township, Ontario Charlottenburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1794, the son of Miles Macdonell , and studied with John Strachan in Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall . He served in the British Army during the War of 1812 , reaching the rank of lieutenant. In 1834, he was appointed justice of the peace for the Eastern District, Upper Canada Eastern District and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada he was reelected in 1836 but ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1841. ref name cdob cite web url http www.biographi.ca 009004 119.01 e.php?&id nbr 5114 title Donald Aeneas MacDonell last Johnson first J. K. work Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online year 1972 accessdate 2010 12 27 ref He was elected to the assembly in 1844 and then defeated again in 1848. ref cite book url http www.ourroots.ca page.aspx?id 3628373 title Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry a history, 1784 1945 page 190 last Harkness first John Graham date 1946 ref MacDonell also served in the local militia, serving as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion of Stormont from 1846 to 1850. He also led an expedition to Beauharnois, Quebec Beauharnois during the Lower Canada Rebellion . In 1848, he became warden for the Kingston Penitentiary and he served until 1869. He retired in Brockville, Ontario Brockville , where he died in 1879. ref name cdob References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, Donald Aeneas ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1794 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1879 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, Donald Aeneas Category 1794 births Category 1879 deaths Category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Category Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada ... more details
Donald Macdonell 1862 &ndash 26 October 1911 was an Australian politician. Born at Stuart Mill near St Arnaud, Victoria , to Scottish born farmer and shearer Alexander Macdonell, he helped on his father s farm as a child and moved to New South Wales in 1886, being an early member of the Shearers Union. He played a leading party in the 1891 Australian shearers strike 1891 strike , during which time he was in Queensland , and he helped to draft the rule for the Australian Workers Union AWU in 1894, in which year he became secretary of the Shearers Union s Bourke, New South Wales Bourke branch and a member of the Australian Labor Party . He was general secretary of the AWU from 1900 to 1911. In 1901 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Electoral district of Cobar Cobar , serving until 1911 he was Minister for Agriculture and Colonial Secretary from 1910 to 1911. Macdonell died in Melbourne in 1911. ref cite web title Mr Donald Macdonell 1862 1911 publisher Parliament of New South Wales year 2008 url http www.parliament.nsw.gov.au prod parlment members.nsf 1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164 87abd8974a248b15ca256cb60003db6c?OpenDocument accessdate 16 October 2011 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, Donald ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian politician DATE OF BIRTH 1862 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 26 October 1911 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, Donald Category 1862 births Category 1911 deaths Category Australian Labor Party politicians Category Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Category People from Victoria Australia Category Australian trade unionists Australia Labor politician stub ... more details
Inline date September 2009 Image Alexander Macdonell.jpg thumb Bishop Alexander Macdonell See Alexander Macdonell 1833 1905 for another Canadian bishop with the same name. Bishop Alexander Macdonell born 17 July 1762, Glen Urquhart, Highland council area Inchlaggan , Scotland died 14 January 1840 was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Upper Canada . Early years Born as Alexander Mcdonell , he would also be known as Alexander Macdonell . fact date September 2009 . His early education was at Bourblach, Loch Morar. He attended the Scots Colleges at Paris and Valladolid . He was ordained a priest on 16 February 1787 at Valladolid. After that his life was spent in Lochaber and Canada . After the eviction of his kinsmen, Father Macdonell led them to Glasgow and later formed them into the http ontarioplaques.com Plaque Stormont05.html The Glengarry Fencibles regiment, of which he served as chaplain , the first Catholic chaplain in the British Army since the Reformation . When the regiment was disbanded, Rev. Macdonell appealed to the government to grant its members a tract of land in Canada, and, in 1804, 160,000 acres 650 km were provided in what is now Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario Glengarry county , Canada. File Ruins of St. Raphael s Church, South Glengarry, Ontario.jpg thumb right Ruins of St. Raphael Church, South Glengarry, his ... of Kingston, Ontario, Canada Death Bishop Macdonell died from pneumonia in Dumfries , Scotland on 14 ... Macdonell Catholic High School in his honour. A street, Macdonell Street, at the foot of Church of Our Lady Immaculate , is also named in his honour. Macdonell Street in Kingston, Ontario is named ... Biography Online Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Macdonell, Alexander ALTERNATIVE ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Macdonell, Alexander Category 1762 births Category 1840 deaths Category Canadian ... Category National Historic Persons of Canada UK RC bishop stub fr Alexander MacDonell ... more details
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