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Alexander Macdonald
Alexander or Alex MacDonald may refer to: Politics * Alasdair Óg of Islay (died 1299), Lord of Islay and chief of Clann Domhnaill * Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, or Alexander MacDonald (died 1449), Scottish nobleman * Alexander MacDonald, 5th of Dunnyveg (died 1538), Scoto-Irish chieftain * Alexander Og MacDonald (died 1613), chief of the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg * Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch (died 1746), Scottish clan chief, military officer, and prominent Jacobite * Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald (died 1795), Scottish peer * Alexander Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald (1773–1824), Scottish peer and Member of Parliament * Alexander Francis Macdonald (1818–1913), politician and railway contractor * Alexander Macdonald (Lib–Lab politician) (1821–1881), Scottish miner, teacher, trade union leader and Lib-Lab politician * Alexander Macdonald (Manitoba politician) (1844–1928), Canadian politician, Mayor of Winnipeg in 1892 * Alexander Macdonald, 7th Baron Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Macdonald, 17th Of Keppoch
Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch (died 1746) was a Scottish Jacobitism, Jacobite and clan chief who took part in both the Jacobite rising of 1715, 1715 and Jacobite rising of 1745, 1745 Jacobite risings. He was killed at the Battle of Culloden leading a regiment composed largely of members of his clan, the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, MacDonalds of Keppoch (). Some genealogies give him the title 16th of Keppoch, following a previous dispute of succession. Life Keppoch was the son of 16th chief Coll Macdonald, 16th of Keppoch, Coll Macdonald and Barbara, daughter of Sir Donald Macdonald of Sleat;Macdonald, J. ''Clan Donald'', Pelican, 1978, p.387 his paternal aunt was the poet Sìleas na Ceapaich. A record of his matriculation at the University of Glasgow in 1713 suggests that he was born in the mid-late 1690s.Mackenie, A. ''History of the Macdonalds and Lords of the Isles'', 1881, p.502 The family had been supporters of the House of Stuart since the Scotland in the Wars of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |