Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Archibald Hayes Macdonell, (February 6, 1868 – November 12, 1939) was a Canadian soldier and politician.

Biography

Born in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Ontario, the third son of late Angus Duncan Macdonell and Pauline Rosalie De-la-haye, Macdonell served in the Canadian Militia in South Africa, Southern Nigeria, and West Africa. He attended staff college, passing there in 1906. During

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, he commanded the

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. After the war, as a major general, he was the commanding officer of the military district of New Brunswick. In 1921, he was summoned to the

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for the

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of Toronto South, Ontario on the advice of

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Arthur Meighen Arthur Meighen (; June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led the Conservative Party from 1920 to 1926 and fro ...

. He served until his death in 1939. His brother,

Angus Claude Macdonell Angus Claude Macdonell (June 23, 1861 – April 18, 1924) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Toronto, Canada West, Macdonell received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1886 from Trinity College, Toronto and a D.C.L. degree in 1902 ...

, was an MP and senator.

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* * 1868 births 1939 deaths Military personnel from Toronto Canadian generals of World War I Canadian Expeditionary Force officers Canadian senators from Ontario Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Politicians from Toronto Canadian military personnel of the Second Boer War Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley People from Old Toronto {{Ontario-politician-stub Canadian Militia officers Royal Canadian Regiment officers

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