Alexander McDonell (politician)

Alexander McDonell (politician)

Alexander McDonell (1786 – November 29 1861) was an immigration agent and political figure in Upper Canada.

He was born in Scotland in 1786 and is believed to have emigrated to Canada in 1804 with his uncle, bishop Alexander Macdonell. He served with the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles during the War of 1812. He was hired by Peter Robinson to help in the development of the settlement at Peterborough. In 1827, he became Crown Lands agent in the Newcastle District.

In 1834, McDonell was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Northumberland and was reelected in 1836. In 1837, he became colonel in the Northumberland militia and was named justice of the peace for the Newcastle District. He also served as a commissioner responsible for improving navigation along the Trent River. McDonell was not reelected to the legislative assembly in 1841. After that, he became involved in the timber trade, acquiring rights to cut timber along the Bonnechere and Petawawa Rivers.

He died in Peterborough in 1861.

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* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=4581 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]


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