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Alasdair Óg of Islay Alasdair Óg Mac Domhnaill (died probably 1299) was Lord of Islay and chief of Clann Domhnaill. He was the eldest son of Aonghus Mór mac Domhnaill, Lord of Islay. Alasdair Óg seems to first appear on record in 1264, when he was held as a host ...

(died 1299), Lord of Islay and chief of Clann Domhnaill *

Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross Alexander of Islay or Alexander MacDonald (died 1449; ) was a medieval Scottish nobleman who succeeded his father Domhnall of Islay as Lord of the Isles (1423–1449), later rising to the rank of Earl of Ross (1436–49). His lively career, ...

, or Alexander MacDonald (died 1449), Scottish nobleman * Alexander MacDonald, 5th of Dunnyveg (died 1538), Scoto-Irish chieftain *

Alexander Og MacDonald Alexander Og MacDonald (died 3 October 1613) was a son of Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg and Mary, daughter of Hector Og Maclean of Duart. He had a daughter Margaret to an unknown woman. Alexander drowned on 3 October 1613 in ''Caol Ile'' (Sou ...

(died 1613), chief of the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg *

Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch (died 1746) was a Scottish Jacobitism, Jacobite and clan chief who took part in both the Jacobite rising of 1715, 1715 and Jacobite rising of 1745, 1745 Jacobite risings. He was killed at the Battle of Cullo ...

(died 1746), Scottish clan chief, military officer, and prominent Jacobite *

Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald DL ( – 12 September 1795) was a Scottish nobleman and Chief of Clan MacDonald of Sleat. Early life Macdonald was the younger son of Sir Alexander Macdonald, 7th Baronet, and his wife Lady Margaret M ...

(died 1795), Scottish peer *

Alexander Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald Alexander Wentworth Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald (9 December 1773 – 19 June 1824) was a Scottish peer and Member of Parliament. Macdonald was the eldest son of Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald of Skye, Scotland, and his wife Elizab ...

(1773–1824), Scottish peer and Member of Parliament * Alexander Francis Macdonald (1818–1913), politician and railway contractor *

Alexander Macdonald (Lib–Lab politician) Alexander Macdonald (27 June 1821 – 31 October 1881) was a Scottish miner, teacher, trade union leader and Liberal-Labour (UK), Lib–Lab politician. Family and education Macdonald was born in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, the son of Daniel McDo ...

(1821–1881), Scottish miner, teacher, trade union leader and Lib-Lab politician *

Alexander Macdonald (Manitoba politician) Alexander Macdonald (1 November 1844 – 28 August 1928) was a Canadian politician, the 12th Mayor of Winnipeg in 1892. Macdonald was born in Pitlochry, Scotland and moved to Canada in 1868, eventually settling in Winnipeg in 1871. He contri ...

(1844–1928), Canadian politician, Mayor of Winnipeg in 1892 * Alexander Macdonald, 7th Baron Macdonald (1909–1970), grandson of 6th Baron Macdonald *

Alexander Macdonald (British Columbia politician) Alexander Barrett Macdonald (21 October 1918 – 5 March 2014) was a Canadian politician who served for 26 years in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and briefly in the House of Commons of Canada. He was a barrister and solicitor by ...

(1918–2014), Canadian MP for Vancouver Kingsway * Alexander Macdonald (New York politician) (1867–1935), Canadian-American politician and conservationist * Alex Macdonald (trade unionist) (1910–1969), Australian trade unionist

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Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair (c. 1698–1770), legal name Alexander MacDonald, or, in Gaelic Alasdair MacDhòmhnaill, was a Scottish war poet, satirist, lexicographer, and memoirist. He was born at Dalilea into the Noblesse, Scottish nobili ...

(1698–1770), known in English as Alexander MacDonald, Scottish poet *

Alexander Macdonald (antiquary) Alexander Macdonald (1850) was a Scottish antiquary. Life In early life, Macdonald was employed in the Register House, Edinburgh, where he assisted Thomas Thomson in the preparation of the ''Acts of the Scottish Parliament'' and other works. In ...

(1791–1850), Scottish antiquarian and editor * Alexander MacDonald (Scottish bishop) (1736–1791), Roman Catholic bishop and vicar apostolic in Scotland * Alexander Macdonald (artist) (1849–1921), first Ruskin Master at the University of Oxford *

Alexander MacDonald (Canadian bishop) Alexander MacDonald (February 18, 1858 – February 24, 1941) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, educator, author, and Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia. Biography Born in Inverness County, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, the son ...

(1858–1941), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop, educator and author *

Alexander Macdonald (Presbyterian minister) Alexander Macdonald (1885–16 June 1960) was a Scottish minister who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1948. Early life Macdonald was born in North Uist in 1885. He studied at the University Glasgow and graduate ...

(1885–1960), Scottish minister and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland *

Alex Bath MacDonald Lieutenant Colonel Alex Bath "Bandy" MacDonald (13 April 1898 – 12 May 1981) was an Australian Army officer. Family and education MacDonald was born in Walcha, New South Wales, son of Emily (née Bath) and Alexander Mark MacDonald. He was educ ...

(1898–1981), Australian Army officer *

Alex MacDonald (footballer, born 1948) Alexander MacDonald (born 17 March 1948 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. MacDonald played for St Johnstone, Rangers and Hearts. He also played in one full international match for Scotland, in 1976. Towa ...

, Scottish football player and manager *

Alex MacDonald (footballer, born 1990) Alexander MacDonald (born 14 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Rotherham United. His previous clubs include Stevenage, Burnley, Falkirk, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Plymouth Argyle, Burton Albion, Oxford ...

, Scottish football player *

Alex MacDonald (cricketer) Alexandra Louise MacDonald (born 3 October 1991) is an English cricketer who plays as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling right-arm medium. She has played domestic cricket for Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire, North Repre ...

, English cricketer *

Alexander MacDonald (journalist) Alexander MacDonald (1908 – May 26, 2000) was an American journalist and intelligence officer, and co-founder and first editor of the Bangkok Post. Early life and education MacDonald was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1908. He graduated from ...

, (1908–2000), American journalist, OSS officer, and co-founder of the

Bangkok Post The ''Bangkok Post'' is an English-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand. It is published in broadsheet and digital formats. The first issue was sold on 1 August 1946. It had four pages and cost one baht, a considerable amount ...

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