McGillivray (surname)

McGillivray is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander McGillivray, also known as Hoboi-Hili-Miko (1750–1793), leader of the Creek Indians during and after the American Revolution and principal chief of the Upper Creek (Muscogee) towns *

Alexander McGillivray (politician) Alexander Andrew McGillivray (February 11, 1884 – December 12, 1940) was a lawyer and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgar ...

, Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta, Canada * Andy McGillivray (born 1954), Australian rules footballer *

Angus McGillivray Angus McGillivray (January 22, 1842 – May 4, 1917) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Antigonish County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal member from 1878 to 1891 and from 1895 to 1902. ...

(1842–??), Canadian lawyer and political figure from Nova Scotia, Canada * C. R. McGillivray, or Calvin Ray McGillivray, American football coach *

Charlie McGillivray Charles McGillivray (5 July 1912 – 7 November 1986) was a Scottish footballer and manager. His position was inside forward ( winger). Career Having previously played for Manchester United in England, and for Ayr United, Celtic, Motherwell an ...

, Scottish footballer and manager * David McGillivray (producer/screenwriter) (born 1947) * David McGillivray (figure skater) (born 1949), Canadian figure skater * Dave McGillivray, American race director; current director of the Boston Marathon *

Donald McGillivray (botanist) Donald John McGillivray (20 August 1935 – 17 August 2012) in New South Wales, Australia, usually known as D.J. McGillivray, was an Australian botanical taxonomist. He was trained in forestry, and became interested in plant taxonomy just before ...

, Australian botanical taxonomist *

Donald McGillivray (politician) Donald McGillivray (December 2, 1838 – December 13, 1913) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented New Westminster in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1878 to 1882. He was born in Gleng ...

, a politician in British Columbia *

Duncan McGillivray Duncan McGillivray (April 9, 1808), born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, was an explorer and fur trader in the Western Canada. In the mid 1790s, he served as the North West Company's clerk at Fort George in what is now Alberta, and he later acco ...

, explorer and fur trader who accompanied David Thompson on explorations of the North-West Territory *

Edward McGillivray Edward McGillivray (September 15, 1815 – November 24, 1885) was the second mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from 1858 to 1859. He was born in Glengarry County in 1815, and moved to Bytown at the age 20. He opened a general store there in 183 ...

, the second mayor of Ottawa from 1858 to 1859 *

Florence Helena McGillivray Florence Helena McGillivray (March1, 1864May 7, 1938), also known as F H. McGillivray, was a Canadian landscape painter known for her Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist style. Her family home was in Whitby, Ontario. She lived in Ottawa from ...

, Canadian painter * James J. McGillivray, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate *

John McGillivray (fur trader) John McGillivray (circa 1770 - October 13, 1855) was a Canadian fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born at Strathnairn, Inverness-shire, Scotland around 1770. He came to Canada with a distant cousin, William McGillivray, who w ...

(c. 1770 – 1855), Canadian fur trader and political figure in Upper Canada * John McGillivray (footballer) (1886–??), English footballer * John Alexander McGillivray (1853–1911), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Lachlan McGillivray Lachlan McGillivray (–1799) was a prosperous fur trader and planter in colonial Georgia with interests that extended from Savannah to what is now central Alabama. He was the father of Alexander McGillivray and the great-uncle of William McIntos ...

, Scottish-American Indian trader, store keeper, and plantation owner * Lauchlan McGillivray (died 1880), 19th-century New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand * Mal McGillivray (1929–1984), Australian rules footballer *

Perry McGillivray Perry McGillivray (August 5, 1893 – July 27, 1944) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics. In the 1912 Olympics he competed in the 10 ...

(1893–1944), American competition swimmer and water polo player, Olympian *

Scott McGillivray Scott McGillivray (born April 7, 1978) is a Canadian entrepreneur, investor, television host, author and educator. McGillivray is the host and executive producer of the series ''Income Property'', a home renovation show on HGTV Canada and the D ...

(born 1978), Canadian real estate investor, television host, financial expert, contractor, writer, public speaker and educator *

William McGillivray Lt.-Colonel The Hon. William McGillivray (1764 – 16 October 1825), of Chateau St. Antoine, Montreal, was a Scottish-born fur trader who succeeded his uncle as the last chief partner of the North West Company. He was elected a member of the Leg ...

(1764–1825), Scottish-born Canadian fur trader * William A. McGillivray (1918–1984), Canadian lawyer, jurist, and a Chief Justice of Alberta, Canada ;Middle name * Farquhar McGillivray Knowles (1859–1932), American painter {{surname, McGillivray Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames