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S.S. MacDonell
Samuel Smith MacDonell, (February 21, 1823 – March 25, 1907) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the first mayor of Windsor, Ontario, Windsor in 1858. The son of Alexander Macdonell (politician), Alexander Macdonell and Ann Smith, he was born in Toronto, Upper Canada and was educated at Upper Canada College and University of Toronto, King's College. MacDonell studied law with Henry Sherwood and was called to the bar in 1847. He joined the North York militia in 1842, later becoming lieutenant-colonel in the Essex militia. MacDonell entered the practice of law at Amherstburg, Ontario, Amherstburg. He later was named clerk and solicitor for the council for the western district and moved to Sandwich (later part of Windsor). He then became clerk and solicitor for the united counties of Essex, Kent and Lambton. In 1853, he moved to Windsor. When Windsor was incorporated as a village in 1854, MacDonell served as its reeve. He also served as warden for Essex C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
