Colin MacDougall (March 3, 1834 in Aldborough, Upper Canada – October 25, 1901) was a

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and

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. The son of Lachlin MacDougall and Sarah Ruthwen, he was educated locally and at the

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. In 1864, MacDougall married Catherine Ross. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1869. MacDougall served as reeve for the township from 1857 to 1858 and from 1860 to 1861. He ran unsuccessfully for the Elgin West seat in the House of Commons in 1867. He was elected to the

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in an 1874 by-election, after the death of

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on June 14, 1874. He lost in the 1878 election to Thomas Arkell.

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* 1834 births 1901 deaths Canadian lawyers Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Place of death missing University of Michigan alumni Canadian expatriates in the United States 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub