economist, 13.
=McCully, Jonathan= (1809-1877). Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1837
called to the bar, and practised in Halifax, 1849. In 1860 appointed
solicitor-general; from 1847 to 1867 member of the Legislative Council;
and served as chairman of the Board of Railways; delegate to the
Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences, 1864; appointed to the Dominion
Senate, 1867; and in 1870 judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
=Index=: =H= Leader of Liberal party in Nova Scotia, 1864, 177; delegate
to Charlottetown Conference, 177; edits _Morning Chronicle_, 186; firm
advocate of Confederation, 186. =Bib.=: Campbell, _History of Nova
Scotia_; Saunders, _Three Premiers of Nova Scotia_.
=Macdonald, Andrew Archibald= (1829- ). Born in Brudenell, Prince
Edward Island. Engaged in business as a general merchant. Sat in Prince
Edward Island Assembly, 1853-1860; represented Kings South in
Legislative Council, 1863-1873; member of Executive Council, 1867-1871
and 1872-1873; lieutenant-governor of Prince Edward Island, 1884-1889.
Called to the Senate, 1891. =Index=: =T= Delegate to Quebec Conference,
77. =Bib.=: Morgan, _Can. Men_; _Canadian Who's Who_.
=Macdonald, Archibald.= =MS= His account of the voyage of the third
party of Red River settlers in 1813, 162-163; in charge at Red River,
173; colonists demand that he hand over field pieces, 173-174. =Bib.=:
Bryce, _The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists_.
=Macdonald, Donald Alexander= (1816-1896). Born in St. Raphael's,
Quebec. Engaged in business as railway contractor. Represented Glengarry
in the Assembly of Canada, 1857-1867, and after Confederation in the
House of Commons, 1867-1875. Postmaster-general in the Mackenzie
administration, 1873-1878; lieutenant-governor of Ontario,
1875-1880. After his retirement lived at Montreal. =Bib.=: Read,
_Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada_.
=MacDonald, Hugh.= Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 1827. Studied law
and called to the bar, 1855; made a Q. C., 1872. In 1859 elected member
for Inverness to the provincial Legislature. Member of a delegation,
including Joseph Howe, that visited England in 1861 to represent the
views of those opposing the Confederation of the British North American
provinces. In 1867-1873 a member of the Dominion Parliament, and in 1873
president of the Privy Council. On Nov. 5, 1873, appointed judge of the
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia; retired 1893. =Index=: =H= Delegate of
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