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Ronald MacDonald (other)
Ronald MacDonald may refer to: * Ronald MacDonald (athlete) (1874–1947), Canadian runner * Ronald MacDonald (bishop) (1835–1912), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop * Ronald MacDonald (economist) (born 1955), Scottish economist * Ronald MacDonald (rugby), New Zealand rugby league international and rugby union player * Ronald St. John Macdonald (1928–2006), Canadian legal academic and jurist * Ron MacDonald (politician) (born 1955), member of the Canadian House of Commons * Ronald MacDonald, author, father of Philip MacDonald (1900–1980) * Ronald Archibald Bosville-Macdonald, 6th Baron Macdonald (1853–1947), 6th Baron Macdonald See also * Ranald MacDonald (1824–1894), first man to teach the English language in Japan * Ronald McDonald (other) Ronald McDonald is the primary mascot to the McDonald's restaurant franchise. Ronald McDonald may also refer to: *Mac (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) (Ronald McDonald), a character from the television series ''It's Alwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald MacDonald (athlete)
Ronald John MacDonald (September 19, 1874 - September 3, 1947) was a Canadian runner and winner of the second Boston Marathon in 1898. Early life MacDonald was born in Fraser's Grant, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. His father died at sea when MacDonald was twelve years old, after which his mother relocated the family to Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, where relatives were living. MacDonald worked as a telephone lineman for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, and later in the family lunch store on Cambridge Street. In 1895, he joined the Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association with his brother Alexander. In 1897, he enrolled at Boston College as a special student. First marathon On April 19, 1898, Ronald MacDonald joined 25 other runners in Ashland at the start line of the Boston Marathon. He was 5’6" and weighed , and had curly light hair. It was his first marathon and he raced in bicycle shoes. MacDonald ran the race conservatively waiting for the leaders to fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald MacDonald (bishop)
Ronald MacDonald (June 2, 1835 – September 16, 1912) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, educator, and Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls, Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland from 1881 to 1906. In 1906, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Gortyna. References * 1835 births 1912 deaths 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada Roman Catholic bishops of Grand Falls {{Canada-RC-archbishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald MacDonald (economist)
Ronald MacDonald OBE was born in the West End of Glasgow in 1955, to Duncan and Effie MacDonald and spent his formative years in Glasgow, Fort William and Falkirk. He attended Tinto Road Primary School, Glasgow, Corpach Primary School, Fort William, Comely Bank Primary School, Falkirk, and Falkirk High School, with a gap year in Portree primary and High School, before progressing to his university education. He is a Scottish economist with interests in a wide range of topics in International Finance and Macroeconomics and a considerable amount of his research focuses on the economics of exchange rates and currency regime choice. He is currently Research Professor of Macroeconomics and International Finance at the Adam Smith Business School in the University of Glasgow. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours "for services to Economic Policy."United Kingdom: Tertiary Education and career Qualifications and appointments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald MacDonald (rugby)
Ronald MacDonald was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand between 1909 and 1911. Rugby union career MacDonald originally played rugby union and represented Auckland as a wing-forward.John Coffey and Bernie Wood, ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'', Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 37. Rugby league career MacDonald, a halfback from Auckland, was part of Auckland's original 1908 rugby league team. He first represented New Zealand during the 1909 tour of Australia, playing in all three Test matches. MacDonald scored a try in the first Test match. MacDonald was again selected for New Zealand for the first Test match in New Zealand, against the 1910 Great Britain Lions. MacDonald scored a try in the match. He was part of the Auckland tour of New Zealand at the end of the year.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . MacDonald was part of the 1911 New Zealand side that toured Australia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald St
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. ''Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron MacDonald (politician)
Ronald Joseph MacDonald (born 23 June 1955 in New Waterford, Nova Scotia) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997, as the Member of Parliament for Dartmouth. By career, he was a business executive. He also served as the executive director of the Nova Scotia Liberal Association. Early career During his time as an MP he held various positions including Chair of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, Chair of the Atlantic Liberal Caucus and Chair of the Caucus Committee on Political Organization. MacDonald was also vice-chair of the Standing Committee of Consumer and Corporate affairs and Government Operations. In 1996 he was appointed by the Prime Minister of Canada as Parliamentary Secretary of International Trade. He also served as the executive director of the Nova Scotia Liberal Association. MacDonald won the Dartmouth electoral district for the Liberal party in the 1988 and 1993 Federal elections. After serving in the 34th and 35th Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip MacDonald
Philip MacDonald (5 November 1900 – 10 December 1980) was a British-born writer of fiction and screenplays, best known for Thriller (genre), thrillers. Life and work MacDonald was born in London, the son of author Ronald MacDonald and actress Constance Robertson, and grandson of the fiction writer and Christian minister George MacDonald. During World War I he served with the British cavalry in Mesopotamia, later trained horses for the army, and was a show jumper. He also raised Great Danes. After marrying the writer F. Ruth Howard, he moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in 1931. He was one of the most popular Mystery fiction, mystery writers of the 1930s, and between 1931 and 1963 wrote many screenplays along with a few radio and television scripts. His detective novels, particularly those featuring his series detective Anthony Gethryn, are primarily "whodunits" with the occasional locked room mystery. His novel ''X v. Rex'' (1933), aka ''The Mystery of The Dead P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Archibald Bosville-Macdonald, 6th Baron Macdonald
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. ''Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Macdonald
Baron Macdonald, of Slate in the County of Antrim, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for Sir Alexander Macdonald, 9th Baronet, of Sleat. The Macdonald family of Sleat descends from Uisdean Macdonald (died 1498), also known as Hugh of Sleat, or Hugh Macdonald, who was an illegitimate son of Alexander Macdonald, Earl of Ross. On 28 May 1625, his great-great-great-great-grandson Donald Gorm Og Macdonald (not to be confused with Donald Gorm, Hugh's great grandson) was created a baronet, of Sleat in the Isle of Skye in the County of Inverness, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The baronetcy was created with remainder to heirs male whatsoever and with a special clause of precedence which provided that it should have precedency over all former baronets ( Sir Robert Gordon excepted). On 23 December 1716 the fourth baronet, Sir Donald MacDonald, was created Lord Sleat in the Jacobite peerage. The first baronet's great-great-great-grandson, the ninth Baronet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranald MacDonald
Ranald MacDonald (February 3, 1824 – August 24, 1894) was the first native English-speaker to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters to handle the negotiations between Commodore Perry and the Tokugawa Shogunate. Early life MacDonald was born at Fort Astoria, in the Pacific Northwest of North America. The area was then known as the Columbia District or Oregon Country, disputed territory dominated by the British Hudson's Bay Company and the American Pacific Fur Company. MacDonald's father was Archibald McDonald, a Scottish Hudson's Bay Company fur trader, and his mother was Koale'xoa (also known as Raven or Princess Sunday), a Chinook, daughter of Comcomly, a leader of the "Lower Chinook" Chinookan people that lived near the present-day city of Ilwaco, Washington. She, however, died shortly after giving birth and MacDonald was briefly cared for by his mother's family. Around 1825, Archibald McDonald marri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
