Alexander Macdonell (1833–1905)
Alexander Macdonell may refer to: *Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield (1782–1835), politician in Upper Canada *Alexander Macdonell (bishop of Kingston) (1762–1840), first Bishop of Kingston, Ontario *Alexander Macdonell (bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall), 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 Ranaldson MacDonell (1773–1828), Scottish clansman *Alexander McDonell (politician) (1786–1861), politician for Northumberland County, Ontario See also *Alexander McDonnell (other) *Alexander MacDonnell (other) Alexander MacDonnell may refer to: *Sir Alexander Macdonnell (died 1634), of the Macdonnell baronets of Maye * Sir Alexander Macdonnell, 1st Baronet (1794–1875), of the Macdonnell baronets of Kilsharvan *Alexander MacDonnell, 3rd Earl of Antrim ...

Alexander Macdonell Of Greenfield
Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield (20 November 1782 – 23 February 1835) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was the fourth son of Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield and Janet Macdonell of Aberchalder (a sister of John Macdonell of Aberchalder and Sir Hugh MacDonell of Aberchalder). He was also the cousin and brother-in-law of Miles MacDonell, the first governor of the Red River Colony. Alexander worked as a fur trader and became a partner of the North West Company becoming very interested in the rights of the Métis (so called "Half Breeds") with whom he worked as well as having 4 métis children. He was the first to refer to the Métis as becoming a nation when he wrote to Duncan Cameron that “The New Nation under their leaders are coming forward to clear their native soil of intruders and assassins”. Additionally Alexander played a role in the development of Métis identity by "giving them shape and direction". Alongside Cameron he was also instrumental ...
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Alexander Macdonell (bishop Of Kingston)
Alexander Macdonell (17 July 1762 – 14 January 1840) was an outlawed, 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 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston (Canada), Bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Kingston, Upper Canada. He was born at Glen Urquhart in Scotland and served as a chaplain with the Glengarry Fencibles during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. His presence insured that the regiment "distinguished itself by its humanity". When the regiment was demobilized, most of the soldiers found themselves unemployed and destitute. He led them to Upper Canada, where they received a grant of land in return for their military service in what became the very prosperous Canadian Gaelic-speaking pioneer settlement of Glengarry County, Ontario. When Macdonell arrived in 1804, he found only three priests and three churches in Upper Canada. By his energy ...
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Alexander Macdonell (bishop Of Alexandria-Cornwall)
Alexander Macdonell may refer to: *Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield (1782–1835), politician in Upper Canada *Alexander Macdonell (bishop of Kingston) (1762–1840), first Bishop of Kingston, Ontario * Alexander Macdonell (bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall), 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 Ranaldson MacDonell (1773–1828), Scottish clansman * Alexander McDonell (politician) (1786–1861), politician for Northumberland County, Ontario See also * Alexander McDonnell (other) *Alexander MacDonnell (other) Alexander MacDonnell may refer to: *Sir Alexander Macdonnell (died 1634), of the Macdonnell baronets of Maye * Sir Alexander Macdonnell, 1st Baronet (1794–1875), of the Macdonnell baronets of Kilsharvan *Alexander MacDonnell, 3rd Earl of Antrim ...

Alexander Macdonell (politician)
Alexander Macdonell of Collachie (1762 – March 18, 1842) was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Scotland in 1762 and arrived in the Mohawk Valley of New York with other members of his family, including his brother, Angus Macdonell of Collachie. He served with the Royal Highland Emigrant Regiment during the American Revolution. In 1781, he came to Canada and joined Butler's Rangers until the regiment was disbanded in 1784. Macdonell moved to York (Toronto), where he served as a Sheriff for the Home District from 1792 to 1805. He was elected to the 3rd Parliament of Upper Canada representing Glengarry & Prescott, serving until 1816. He was speaker of the House from 1804 to 1808. At the start of the War of 1812, he became a colonel in the militia. In 1813, he was taken prisoner at Niagara by the Americans. In 1815, on his release, he was made superintendent of the Settling Department. From 1831 to 1834 he was Chairman of the Home District ...
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Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell
Colonel Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry (15 September 1773 – 17 January 1828), 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 (landed proprietor in Scotland), MacDonell was often called Glengarry after his principal estate. Glengarry's haughty and flamboyant personality, as expressed in his character and behaviour, gave Walter Scott the model for the wild Highland clan chieftain Fergus Mac-Ivor in the pioneering 1810 historical novel '' Waverley''. Glengarry was the fifth Lord MacDonell in the Jacobite peerage.Marquis de Ruvigny et Raineval, ''The Jacobite peerage, baronetage, knightage, and grants of honour, extracted, by permission, from the Stuart papers now in possession of his Majesty the King at Windsor Castle, and supplemented by biographical and genealogical notes'' (2003 reprint)p. 88/ref> Life He was born on 15 September 1773, the eldest of the nine c ...
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Alexander McDonell (politician)
Alexander McDonell, Esq. (1786 – November 29, 1861) 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. Early life McDonell was born in ...
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Alexander McDonnell (other)
Alexander McDonnell may refer to: *Alexander McDonnell (chess player) (1798–1835), Irish chess master *Alexander McDonnell (engineer) (1829–1904), locomotive engineer of the Great Southern & Western Railway (Ireland), & North Eastern Railway (England) *Alexander MacDonnell, 3rd Earl of Antrim (1615–1699), Roman Catholic peer and military commander in Ireland *Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim (1935–2021) See also *Alexander McDonell (other) *Alexander MacDonnell (other) Alexander MacDonnell may refer to: *Sir Alexander Macdonnell (died 1634), of the Macdonnell baronets of Maye * Sir Alexander Macdonnell, 1st Baronet (1794–1875), of the Macdonnell baronets of Kilsharvan *Alexander MacDonnell, 3rd Earl of Antrim ...