Ranald MacDonald | |
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| Born | February 3, 1824 |
| Died | August 24, 1894 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Ranald McDonald Cemetery, Ferry County, Washington 48°56′51″N 118°45′43″W / 48.94750°N 118.76194°W |
| Other names | Referred to in his father's letters as Toole or Toole-Toole, supposedly from a Chinook word for 'bird'. |
| Known for | Visiting Japan before Commodore Perry's 'opening of Japan' and teaching English to Japanese interpreters. |
| Parent(s) | Archibald McDonald Princess Raven/Princess Sunday Jane Klyne McDonald (stepmother) |
| Relatives | Chief Comcomly |
Ranald MacDonald (February 3, 1824 – August 24, 1894) was the first native English-speaker to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters to handle the negotiations between Commodore Perry and the Tokugawa Shogunate.