George Campbell MacDougall (1843 - March 31, 1892) was a

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stockbroker of the MacDougall Brothers firm (today known as MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier) and a driving force behind the creation of the

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, of which he was Chairman.

Early life

Known as Campbell, he was born in

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. He was the youngest son of Major Peter MacDougall (1774-1861), of the

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, by his second wife, Elizabeth Stancomb. In the 1850s, his family moved to

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, joining Campbell's elder half brother, (Dugald) Lorn MacDougall who lived in

. Campbell's father was immediately active with the

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and Campbell was a skilled horseman who later won competitions in the New York Horseshows. He was educated at the

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and

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Career

Through the influence of his elder brother, Lorn, Campbell MacDougall started his career with the

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. By the 1860s, he was working at the Bank's

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office, before joining a brokerage firm there. He returned to

in 1866, working for MacDougall & Davidson (run by his brother Lorn), stock and bill brokers, and MacDougall & Budden (run by his brother Leigh), produce brokers. By the late 1860s, in partnership with a younger brother, (Hartland) St. Clair MacDougall (brother-in-law of both

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and

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Allan), he formed the firm of MacDougall Brothers, stockbrokers, of St. Francois Xavier Street,

. The firm sold stocks and bonds through

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and

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. In 1876, he assisted his brothers, Lorn and St. Clair, in winning a major role in the $500,000 stock issue by the Bell Telephone Company of Canada which cemented Lorn's reputation as the leader of Montreal's financial community. Campbell and St. Clair MacDougall's firm gained an extensive clientele and turned over a large amount of business. Campbell died aged forty nine, but in his comparatively short life he had achieved distinction in the financial world, serving as Chairman of the

. He and his three brothers were the driving force behind the creation of the Exchange.Staying Connected - How the MacDougall Family Traditions Built a Business over 160 Years (2009), Ferrabee & Harrison

Family

In 1875, at

, Campbell MacDougall married Grace Brydges (d.1883), daughter of

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. The MacDougalls lived on Sherbrooke Street,

and they were the parents of one son, Hartland Brydges MacDougall. After his wife died in 1883, MacDougall was remarried in 1887 to Mary Louise MacDonald (1857-1951), daughter of Major Donald Alexander MacDonald (1817-1896) of

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. They were the parents of one daughter, Mary Beatrice. Campbell MacDougall was remembered as a sportsman, expert rider and the owner of several fine horses.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MacDougall, George Campbell 1843 births 1892 deaths Canadian bankers High School of Montreal alumni Pre-Confederation Canadian businesspeople People from Outremont, Quebec McGill University alumni British emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec Anglophone Quebec people