Alexander or Alex MacDonald may refer to:

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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 is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

, or Alexander MacDonald (died 1449), Scottish nobleman *

Alexander MacDonald, 5th of Dunnyveg Alexander Carragh MacDonnell, also spelt MacDonald, was the 5th lord of Dunnyveg, Scotland, alive c. 1480–1538. Biography He was the son of John Cathanach MacDonald, 4th of Dunnyveg and Cecillia Savage, daughter of the Lord of the Ardes. Afte ...

(died 1538), Scoto-Irish chieftain * Alexander Og MacDonald (died 1613), chief of the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg *

Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch (died 1746) was a Scottish clan chief, military officer, and prominent Jacobite who took part in both the 1715 and 1745 Jacobite risings. He was killed at the Battle of Culloden leading a regiment composed l ...

(died 1746), Scottish clan chief, military officer, and prominent Jacobite * Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald (died 1795), Scottish peer * Alexander Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald (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 Lib–Lab politician. Family and education Macdonald was born in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, the son of Daniel McDonald and his wife Ann ...

(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 contr ...

(1844–1928), Canadian politician, Mayor of Winnipeg in 1892 *

Alexander Macdonald, 7th Baron Macdonald Alexander Godfrey Macdonald, 7th Baron Macdonald, MBE (27 June 1909 – 1970) was a grandson of Ronald Bosville-Macdonald, 6th Baron Macdonald. Born Alexander Godrey Bosville-Macdonald, he changed his surname to Macdonald on becoming Chief o ...

(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 several years in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and briefly in the House of Commons of Canada. He was a barrister and solicito ...

(1918–2014), Canadian MP for Vancouver Kingsway *

Alexander Macdonald (New York politician) Alexander Macdonald (September 13, 1867 – December 20, 1935) was a Canadian-American politician and conservationist. Life Macdonald was born on September 13, 1867, in Blue's Mills, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Alexander M ...

(1867–1935), Canadian-American politician and conservationist * Alex Macdonald (trade unionist) (1910–1969), Australian trade unionist

Other

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, political writer and memoirist. The poet's Gaelic name means "Alasdair, s ...

(1698–1770), known in English as Alexander MacDonald, Scottish poet * Alexander Macdonald (antiquary) (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 of ...

(1858–1941), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop, educator and author * Alexander Macdonald (Presbyterian minister) (1885–1960), Scottish minister and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland * Alex Bath MacDonald (1898–1981), Australian Army officer * Alex MacDonald (footballer, born 1948), Scottish football player and manager * Alex MacDonald (footballer, born 1990), Scottish football player * Alex MacDonald (cricketer), English cricketer

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