Donald Macdonell (Upper Canada politician)
Donald Macdonell of Greenfield (January 17, 1778 – June 13, 1861) was a political figure in Upper Canada.
He was born in
Canada West, serving until his death in Quebec City
in 1861.
In 1853, Macdonell laid the cornerstone for the Brock Memorial at Queenston Heights, where Brock and his brother had died.
His grandson Donald Greenfield MacDonell served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons.
References
- ISBN 0-8020-3436-5.
External links
- Johnson (1976). "Macdonell, Donald". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IX (1861–1870) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.