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Donald MacDonald
Donald MacDonald or Donald Macdonald may refer to: Military personnel *Donald MacDonald (army officer) ( – 1760), Scottish military officer who saw service for France, Charles Edward Stuart, and Great Britain *Donald Alexander Macdonald (1817–1896), Canadian politician and lieutenant governor of Ontario *Donald Alexander Macdonald (general) (1845–1920), Canadian general *Donald Balloch MacDonald (died ), Scottish-Gaelic lord Politicians *Donald MacDonald (Alberta politician) or Don MacDonald (), Canadian politician, member of the Alberta legislature *Donald Macdonald (Australian politician) (1886–1962), Australian politician and Presbyterian minister *Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician) (1909–1986), Canadian politician, social democrat and trade unionist *Donald MacDonald (Saskatchewan politician, born 1886) (1886–1970) *Donald A. MacDonald ( –1884), Canadian farmer, member of the Prince Edward Island legislature *Donald Alexander Macdonald (1817â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald MacDonald (army Officer)
Donald MacDonald or Donald Macdonald may refer to: Military personnel * Donald MacDonald (army officer) ( – 1760), Scottish military officer who saw service for France, Charles Edward Stuart, and Great Britain *Donald Alexander Macdonald (1817–1896), Canadian politician and lieutenant governor of Ontario * Donald Alexander Macdonald (general) (1845–1920), Canadian general * Donald Balloch MacDonald (died ), Scottish-Gaelic lord Politicians * Donald MacDonald (Alberta politician) or Don MacDonald (), Canadian politician, member of the Alberta legislature * Donald Macdonald (Australian politician) (1886–1962), Australian politician and Presbyterian minister * Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician) (1909–1986), Canadian politician, social democrat and trade unionist * Donald MacDonald (Saskatchewan politician, born 1886) (1886–1970) * Donald A. MacDonald ( –1884), Canadian farmer, member of the Prince Edward Island legislature *Donald Alexander Macdonal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald MacDonald (actor)
Donald MacDonald (February 8, 1886 – August 6, 1972) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1934. He also directed 40 films between 1913 and 1917. He was born in California and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * '' Almost a Rescue'' (1913) * ''The Abandonment'' (1916 - directed) * '' The Smugglers of Santa Cruz'' (1916 - directed) * '' A Desert Wooing'' (1918) * '' Who Cares?'' (1919) * '' The Law of Men'' (1919) * '' Silk Hosiery'' (1920) * '' The Yellow Typhoon'' (1920) * '' 45 Minutes from Broadway'' (1920) * '' The White Dove'' (1920) * ''The Woman in the Suitcase'' (1920) * ''The Sky Pilot'' (1921) * '' Greater Than Love'' (1921) * ''A Midnight Bell'' (1921) * '' Her Face Value'' (1921) * ''The Woman He Married'' (1922) * ''The Bootlegger's Daughter ''The Bootlegger's Daughter'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Enid Bennett, Fred Nib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Donald Gorme Og Macdonald, 1st Baronet
Sir Donald Gorme Macdonald, 8th Laird of Sleat, and 1st Baronet (died 1643) was a Scottish laird. He had succeeded his uncle, Donald Gorme Mor Macdonald, 7th Laird of Sleat, who died, in 1616, without heirs. He was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia, by Charles I of England, King Charles I, with a special clause of precedency placing him second of that order in Scotland. He adhered to the cause of Charles I, and died in 1643. Marriage and children He married Janet, the second daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Lord Mackenzie of Kintail and they had several children: *Sir James Mor Macdonald, 9th Laird of Sleat *Mary Macdonald, who married Ewen Cameron of Lochiel *Alexander MacDonald of Sleat whose daughter married Lachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk *Colonel Donald of Castleton, soldier References {{DEFAULTSORT:Macdonald, Donald Gorme Macdonald Year of birth missing 1643 deaths Nobility from Highland (council area) Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Donald Gorme Macdonald Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Gorm MacDonald Of Carey
Donald Gorm MacDonald of Carey was a son of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg, and Lady Agnes Campbell, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Argyll. Donald obtained the barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ... of Carey in North Antrim by patent on 18 September 1584. He was killed during the battle of Ardnaree, Ireland in 1586 against the English. Donald had issue: *Donald Gorm Og References *pp378–379, Rev. A. MacDonald & Rev. A. MacDonald; The Clan Donald 1586 deaths Donald Gorm Donald Gorm Year of birth unknown {{Scotland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Alaster Macdonald
Donald Alaster Macdonald (6 June 1859 – 23 November 1932) was an Australian journalist and nature writer, writing under the pen names including 'Observer' and 'Gnuyang' (gossip).Hugh Anderson,Macdonald, Donald Alaster (1859–1932), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, p. 249. Retrieved 14 November 2010 He was considered one of Australia's widely known journalists, and is in the Melbourne Press Club's Australian Media Hall of Fame. He was credited with making 'Australian natural history and botany popular interests'. Early life Macdonald was born in Fitzroy, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, the elder son of Donald Macdonald (of Scottish–Canadian heritage) and his wife Margaret, ''née'' Harris. Macdonald was educated at the Keilor state school where he became a pupil-teacher in 1876. He later joined '' The Corowa Free Press'' and then the '' Melbourne Argus'' newspaper in 1881. On 26 February 1883 at Scots' Church, Melbourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald MacDonald (stained Glass)
Donald MacDonald (1841–1916) was a leading stained glass artisan and designer in 19th century Boston. Born Donald McDonald, he altered the spelling of his surname to "MacDonald" around 1877. Early life Born in 1841, the son of a Scottish farmer, in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, MacDonald was trained as a glass painter in London. By 1863, he was a partner in the London firm of McMillan & McDonald of Camden Town, furnishing stained glass for the New Stepney Meetinghouse (destroyed) in the Tower Hamlets district of East London. In 1868, he settled in Boston, probably at the urging of William Robert Ware (1832–1915), founder of the school of architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ware was instrumental in MacDonald's early career in Boston, providing professional introductions and commissions, using samples of MacDonald's glass work to illustrate his lectures and commending MacDonald publicly for his efforts to improve the art of stained glass in the U.S. Bost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald MacDonald (rugby Union)
Donald Shaw Mackinnon Macdonald (born 25 September 1951) was a Scottish international rugby union player.Bath, p139 He was capped for seven times between 1977 and 1978. He also played for Oxford University RFC, London Scottish FC, and West of Scotland FC. His older brother Dugald MacDonald was also capped for against the 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa In 1974, the British & Irish Lions toured South Africa, with matches in South West Africa and Rhodesia. Under the leadership of Willie John McBride, the Lions went through the tour undefeated, winning 21 of their 22 matches and being held to a .... References *Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) * 1951 births Living people London Scottish F.C. players Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players West of Scotland FC players Oxford University RFC players Rugby union number eights {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-1950s-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Macdonald (rugby League)
Donald "Don" MacDonald is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1992 to 1993. Political career MacDonald first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on October 26, 1992, in the electoral district of Three Hills as a candidate of the Liberal Party. He won the district with 46% of the popular vote in a stunning upset. A few months later, in the 1993 Alberta general election, MacDonald ran in the new electoral district of Three Hills-Airdrie as his old riding was abolished during redistribution. He was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Carol Haley by a wide margin. In the 1997 Alberta general election, he ran under the Social Credit banner in the district of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald MacDonald (poet)
Donald MacDonald or Donald Macdonald may refer to: Military personnel *Donald MacDonald (army officer) ( – 1760), Scottish military officer who saw service for France, Charles Edward Stuart, and Great Britain *Donald Alexander Macdonald (1817–1896), Canadian politician and lieutenant governor of Ontario * Donald Alexander Macdonald (general) (1845–1920), Canadian general *Donald Balloch MacDonald (died ), Scottish-Gaelic lord Politicians * Donald MacDonald (Alberta politician) or Don MacDonald (), Canadian politician, member of the Alberta legislature * Donald Macdonald (Australian politician) (1886–1962), Australian politician and Presbyterian minister * Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician) (1909–1986), Canadian politician, social democrat and trade unionist * Donald MacDonald (Saskatchewan politician, born 1886) (1886–1970) * Donald A. MacDonald ( –1884), Canadian farmer, member of the Prince Edward Island legislature *Donald Alexander Macdonald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald MacDonald (pastoralist)
Donald MacDonald mostly known as Dan MacDonald (18579 March 1937) was a prominent Australian pastoralist. Early life MacDonald was born at Bradley in Laggan in New South Wales and was the fourth child of Scottish immigrant Donald MacDonald. The MacDonald and MacKenzie families had read about the Alexander Forrest descriptions of lands in the Kimberley region of Western Australia that would be open for leasehold. MacDonald had already arrived in Western Australia by 1879 when his father wrote to ask to explore the area. The younger MacDonald did as asked, then applied for a selection at the junction of the Margaret River and Fitzroy River, that later became part of Fossil Downs Station. Career MacDonald began to establish the station and waited for his brothers, Charles and William, to arrive with the stock they were droving from Goulburn. The brothers eventually arrived with the stock in 1886. Once arrived the MacDonalds and MacKenzies worked to build the property and cattle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald MacDonald (preacher)
Donald Macdonald (1825 – 20 August 1901) was one of two ministers in the founding Presbytery of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, which separated in 1893 from the Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900) as the result of a Protest at the meeting of the General Assembly of the Free Church on 25 May 1893 by Donald Macfarlane against the Declaratory Act passed by the General Assembly in 1892 modifying the church's adherence to the Westminster Confession of Faith, believing that it thereby 'altered and vitiated' the constitution of the Free Church in law. Macdonald was born at Langash in the parish of North Uist in 1825. He became the Free Church of Scotland minister in Shieldaig in 1872 but he was evicted from his church and manse in 1893. His biographer wrote: “The Assembly of 1877 presented them he minister and his congregationwith church and manse in consideration of their faithful adherence to the principles of the Free Church; the Assembly of 1893 deprived them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |