Miles MacDonell was the first governor of the Red River Colony,a 19th-century Scottish settlement located in present-day Manitoba and North Dakota.
Colonel Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry,sometimes called by the Gaelic version of his name,Alastair or Alasdair,was clan chief of Clan MacDonell of Glengarry. As was customary for a laird,MacDonell was often called Glengarry after his principal estate.
Alexander Macdonell was an outlawed "heather priest" of the illegal Catholic Church in Scotland,the first Roman Catholic military chaplain in Post-Reformation British military history,and the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Kingston,Upper Canada.
John White was a lawyer and politician in Upper Canada. He was the first Attorney General for Upper Canada. He wrote and was responsible for the legislation of the new Province,which stemmed from the partition of Quebec in the Constitutional Act of 1791. His Act to limit slavery,which relied on Christian argument,was the first such enactment ever in the world.
Hugh MacDonell of Aberchalder (1753-1847) was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada.
Alexander Macdonell of Collachie was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada.
William Weekes was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada.
John McDonell was a soldier,judge,and political figure in Upper Canada.
Barnabas Bidwell was an author,teacher and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries,active in Massachusetts and Upper Canada. Educated at Yale,he practised law in western Massachusetts and served as treasurer of Berkshire County. He served in the state legislature as representative and senator,as well as in the United States Congress as spokesman for the administration of Thomas Jefferson. He was effective in defending the administration's positions and passing important legislation. He resigned his seat in Congress in July 1807.
John McDonnell is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Hayes and Harlington since 1997.
Donald Macdonell of Greenfield was a political figure in Upper Canada.
Alexander McDonell,Esq. was an immigration agent,military officer and member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. After immigrating from Scotland to Upper Canada he fought in the War of 1812 with the Canadian fencibles. He later served as a Colonel and assembled a militia to help quell the Upper Canada Rebellion,although they were never called to action. He spent most of his professional life as a Crown agent in the area surrounding Peterborough,Ontario assigning plots of land to settlers,advocating for projects to improve the infrastructure,and settling disputes as a Justice of the Peace. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in 1834 and reelected in 1836 by relying on his reputation after helping settlers and running on a pro-British platform. He lost his election to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1841 and became a lumberjack after his retirement in 1843.
Rémi Gaulin was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop who spent time in the service of Bishop Joseph-Octave Plessis. Plessis ordained Gaulin in 1811 and appointed him curate to Alexander MacDonell in Upper Canada. In 1815 he became a missioner in Nova Scotia. In 1840 he succeeded Macdonnell as bishop of the Diocese of Kingston.
Sir Æmilius Irving was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
John Alexander MacDonell was a Canadian politician.
MacDonell,Macdonell,or McDonell is a surname of Scottish origin. It is an anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic Mac Dhòmhnaill,meaning "son of Dòmhnall". The personal name Dòmhnall is composed of the elements domno "world" and val "might","rule". The name is a variation of other Clan Donald surnames such as MacDonald and Donaldson.
Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was the fourth son of Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield and Janet Macdonell of Aberchalder. He was also the cousin and brother-in-law of Miles MacDonell,the first governor of the Red River Colony.
Donald Greenfield MacDonell was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario,Canada. He represented Lanark North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1880 to 1882 as a Liberal member.
Samuel Smith MacDonell,was a lawyer and politician in Ontario,Canada. He served as the first mayor of Windsor in 1858.
George Greenfield Macdonell was from a prominent family in Upper Canada. He was the first son of Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield,a nephew of John Macdonell of Greenfield and Donald Macdonell of Greenfield,and a great-nephew of Sir Hugh MacDonell of Aberchalder and John McDonell of Aberchalder.
