Alexander McDonell Esquire | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada | |
| In office 1834–1841 Serving with John Gilchrist, Henry Ruttan | |
| Monarchs | William IV of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Archibald Macdonald, James Lyons |
| Succeeded by | John Gilchrist |
| Constituency | Northumberland |
Alexander McDonell, Esq.[1] (1786 – November 29, 1861) was an immigration agent, military officer and member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. After immigrating from Scotland to Upper Canada he fought in the War of 1812 with the Canadian fencibles. He later served as a Colonel and assembled a militia to help quell the Upper Canada Rebellion, although they were never called to action. He spent most of his professional life as a Crown agent in the area surrounding Peterborough, Ontario assigning plots of land to settlers, advocating for projects to improve the infrastructure, and settling disputes as a Justice of the Peace. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in 1834 and reelected in 1836 by relying on his reputation after helping settlers and running on a pro-British platform. He lost his election to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1841 and became a lumberjack after his retirement in 1843.