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Hugh MacDonald (executive)
Hugh MacDonald may refer to: * Hugh MacDonald (poet) (born 1945), Canadian poet * Hugh MacDonald (vicar apostolic of the Highland District) (1699–1773), Roman Catholic bishop * Hugh MacDonald (bishop of Aberdeen) (1841–1898), Roman Catholic bishop * Hugh MacDonald (filmmaker), film director, nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film * Hugh MacDonald (archer) (born 1974), Canadian archer * Hugh MacDonald (Canadian politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician * Hugh MacDonald (Scottish politician) (1929–2013), Scottish nationalist activist * Hugh MacDonald (journalist) (1817–1860), Scottish journalist, author and poet * Hugh Macdonald (musicologist) (born 1940), English musicologist * Hugh John Macdonald (1850–1929), premier of Manitoba * Hugh John MacDonald (Alberta politician) Hugh John MacDonald (April 11, 1911 – June 24, 1998) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh MacDonald (poet)
Hugh MacDonald (born 1945) is a Canadian poet and children's writer and editor who lives in Montague, Prince Edward Island Montague is a community within the Town of Three Rivers in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Previously incorporated as a town, it amalgamated with the Town of Georgetown, the rural municipalities of Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Vall .... Among his many awards are the L.M. Montgomery Children's Literature Award, 1990 and the 2004 Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Literary Arts on Prince Edward Island. He was appointed Poet Laureate for Prince Edward Island effective 1 January 2010 by the provincial legislature for a period of three years. Works * ''Chung Lee Loves Lobsters'' – 1992 * ''Looking for Mother'' – 1995 *''The Digging of Deep Wells'' – 1997 *''Tossed Like Weeds from the Garden'' – 1999 *''Landmarks: An Anthology of New Atlantic Canadian Poetry of the Land'' ed. with Brent MacLaine – 2001 *''A Bountiful Harvest: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh MacDonald (vicar Apostolic Of The Highland District)
Hugh MacDonald (2 February 1699 – 12 March 1773) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District of Scotland from 1731 to 1773. Born in Morar, Inverness on 2 February 1699, he was the son of Alexander MacDonald of Morar and Mary, daughter of Ranald MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart. He was educated for the priesthood at the Seminary of Scalan, and afterwards at Paris. After completing his studies, he was ordained a priest by Bishop James Gordon on 18 September 1725. He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District and Titular Bishop of '' Diana'' by the Holy See on 12 February 1731. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 18 October 1731. The principal consecrator was Bishop James Gordon, and the principal co-consecrator was Bishop John Wallace, assisted by Bishop Alexander Smith. Like many others, he disapproved of the attempt of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 as inopportune; nevertheless, he became involved in the rising, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh MacDonald (bishop Of Aberdeen)
Hugh MacDonald (1841–1898) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Aberdeen from 1890 to 1898. Early life Born in Borrodale on the Isle of Skye on 7 November 1841, he was the second son of Angus MacDonald and Mary MacDonald (née Watson). His younger brother was Angus MacDonald, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh. Hugh MacDonald was educated at St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw. On the completion of his studies, he taught there for a year as Professor of Humanities. Priestly career Ordained to the priesthood on 21 September 1867, he acted for two or three years as a secular priest in Greenock. Subsequently, joining the Congregation of the Redemptorists, he entered upon his new vocation with great energy, conducting missions all over the world, but proving especially valuable in the Highlands from his thorough acquaintance with the Gaelic language. For several years he acted as rector of the Redemptorist Monastery at Kinnoull, and after holding sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh MacDonald (filmmaker)
Hugh MacDonald (correctly Macdonald) is a film director from New Zealand. He has worked on films for the Government National Film Unit including travel films and historical drama ''The Governor''. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film as producer. Work Macdonald directed the short film ''This is New Zealand'' which was shown across three screens in the New Zealand pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka. In 1986, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film as producer of '' The Frog, the Dog and the Devil'', made with the New Zealand National Film Unit and Martin Townsend. In August 2017, Macdonald presented at the NZIFF the biographical documentary "No Ordinary Sheila", which describes the 9-decades-long life of the Wellington-based natural historian, illustrator and writer Sheila Natusch. The movie was filmed over three years (2014-2017), mostly shot in Wellington and Stewart Island Stewart Island ( mi, Rakiura, ' glowing ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh MacDonald (archer)
Hugh MacDonald (born September 22, 1974 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a male archer from Canada. He graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1997 with a degree in pure math. MacDonald is a member of the Canadian National archery team who has competed in the 2007 World Archery Championships, 2003 World Archery Championships, the 2001 World Archery Championships,World Championships , Federation of Canadian Archers, accessed April 19, 2008. and many other events. At the 2007 World Championships in |
Hugh MacDonald (Canadian Politician)
Hugh MacDonald (born August 5, 1955) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Edmonton-Gold Bar in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He is a member of the Alberta Liberal Party. On September 27, 2011, he announced he would not seek re-election. Background Born August 5, 1955, he spent 20 years working in Alberta's petroleum industry as a boilermaker and small business owner prior to becoming an MLA. Political career MacDonald was first elected as a Member of the Alberta Legislature in the general election of 1997. He was elected to his second term for Edmonton-Gold Bar on March 12, 2001, his third on November 22, 2004, and, most recently, to his fourth term on March 3, 2008. In addition, MacDonald was the critic for Advanced Education and Technology, Employment and Immigration and Infrastructure. MacDonald served as chair of the Public Accounts Committee and as a member of the following committees: Alberta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh MacDonald (Scottish Politician)
Hugh MacDonald (11 July 1929 – 3 December 2013), also known as Uisdean MacDonald, was a Scottish nationalist activist. Born in the Possilpark area of Glasgow to parents who both worked in bottling factories, MacDonald learned Gaelic at night school at a young age. He worked initially as an electrical engineer, then later as an advertising salesman, first for the ''Evening Citizen'', then for the ''Glasgow Herald'' group.Hugh MacDonald,Hugh (Uisdean) MacDonald, '' The Herald'', 9 December 2013 MacDonald joined the Scottish National Party (SNP), and was involved with various activities in the party prior to the electoral successes of the 1960s, including co-authoring the early songbooks of the Bo'ness Rebels Literary Society. He stood unsuccessfully in Glasgow Maryhill at the 1966 general election, taking 11.5% of the vote. He worked with George Leslie and Morris Blythman to develop campaign music at the 1967 Glasgow Pollok by-election, was a leading figure in Winnie Ewing' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh MacDonald (journalist)
Hugh MacDonald (4 April 1817 – 16 March 1860) was a Scottish journalist, poet and author from Glasgow. He wrote for the newspaper the ''Glasgow Citizen'' for many years under the pen name 'Caleb'. He is best known for his book ''Rambles Round Glasgow'', published in 1854 by Thomas Murray and Son; a version with modern footnotes was published in 2023. Life MacDonald was born on Rumford Street in Bridgeton, Glasgow on 4 April 1817. He was one of 11 children. His parents had moved from the Highlands to find work in the Glasgow textile industry, and MacDonald's father worked as a dyer in the Monteith and Company works in the Barrowland area. MacDonald started work as a 'tearer' (junior assistant) at the same factory at the age of seven. He was apprenticed to a block printer at the Barrowfield calico-printing works and briefly ran a grocer's shop in 1848. When the shop failed, he worked as a block printer for Harrow, McIntyre and Co. of Colinslie, Paisley. He initially continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Macdonald (musicologist)
Hugh John Macdonald (born 31 January 1940 in Newbury, Berkshire) is an English musicologist chiefly known for his work within the music of the 19th century, especially in France. He has been general editor of the ''Hector Berlioz: New Edition of the Complete Works'' since its inception in 1967 and has been particularly active in the revival of interest in Berlioz's music. He is also the author of several entries within ''The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians''. Biography Macdonald studied under Raymond Leppard at the University of Cambridge from 1958 to 1966. He went on to pursue doctoral studies, earning a Ph.D. in 1969 from Cambridge, after researching the music of Berlioz for a dissertation consisting of a critical edition of ''Les Troyens''. He served on the faculty of music at Cambridge from 1966 to 1971 and on the music faculty at University of Oxford from 1971 to 1980. He became the Gardiner Professor of Music at Glasgow University in 1980, where he remained unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh John Macdonald
Sir Hugh John Macdonald, (March 13, 1850 – March 29, 1929) was the only surviving son of the first prime minister of Canada, John A. Macdonald. He too was a politician, serving as a member of the House of Commons of Canada and a federal cabinet minister, and briefly as the eighth premier of Manitoba. Early life Macdonald was born in Kingston, Ontario, Kingston, Canada West (now Ontario) to Canada's first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald and his first wife Isabella Macdonald, Isabella Clark Macdonald (1809–1857). After Isabella died leaving Macdonald a widower with a seven-year-old son, Hugh John Macdonald would be principally raised by his paternal aunt and her husband. In 1869, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and then studied law in Toronto and Ottawa. He was called to the bar (law), Bar in 1872, and became a member of his father's firm. Grieved by the death of his first wife, Macdonald moved to Winnipeg in 1882 and set up his own law pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh John MacDonald (Alberta Politician)
Hugh John MacDonald (April 11, 1911 – June 24, 1998) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1948 to 1959. Political career MacDonald ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the first time in the 1948 Alberta general election. He ran as a Liberal candidate in the Calgary electoral district and won the fourth seat. MacDonald ran for a second term in the 1952 Alberta general election. He won his second term in office taking the fifth seat in the vote. MacDonald ran for his third term and final term in office in the 1955 Alberta general election The 1955 Alberta general election was held on June 29, 1955, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Despite losing almost 10% of the popular vote (compared to its 1952 proportion of the vote) and 30% of its seats in the legislat .... He was re-elected improving his popularity to win the second seat. He would retire fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh John Macdonald (Edmonton Politician)
Hugh John MacDonald (November 11, 1898 – March 2, 1965) was a Canadian provincial politician and judge from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944, sitting as a member of the anti-SC Unity League AKA Independent Citizens' Association for the constituency of Edmonton. MacDonald served on the Edmonton City Council for six years, and was a judge and lawyer. Early life Hugh John Macdonald was born in South Hanson, Massachusetts on November 11, 1898 to a Canadian father from Cape Breton. In his youth the family moved to Edmonton where he eventually studied at the University of Alberta earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1921 and Bachelor of Laws in 1923. Macdonald served in the United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |