MACDONELL, mak-don'el, Alexander, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate: b. Inver Scotland, 7 July 1762; d. Dumfries, Scotland, 14 Jan. 1840. He was educated at the Scots College, Spain, entered the priest hood in 1787, and was for several years a mis sionary. He assisted in the organization of the Glengarry Fencibles and was their chaplain and in 1803 established for its disbanded members a colony in Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada. He also assisted in raising the Cana dian regiment of Glengarry Fencibles, which was actively engaged in repelling the American invaders in the War of 1812-14. In 1819 he was made vicar apostolic of Upper Canada and through his influence 48 parishes were estab lished in Upper Canada. He was the first Roman Catholic bishop in Upper Canada, being consecrated bishop of Kingston, 14 Feb. 1826. He was called to the Legislative Council in 1831. He died in Scotland while on a mission to obtain funds for the founding of Regiopolis College, Kingston, and is buried to his episcopal city.
MacDONELL, Arthur Anthony, English philologist : b. Lochgarry, 11 May 1854. He was educated at Gottingen and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was Taylorian teacher of German at Oxford in 1880-99 and professor of Sanskrit in 1888-99, since when he has been Boden professor of Sanskrit there. He made a tour of study and research in India in 1907 °8, and in 1914 received the Campbell Memorial Gold Medal for Oriental Research from the Royal Asiatic Society of Bombay. He is keeper of the Indian Institute; and a Fellow of Balliol College and of the Royal Danish Acad emy. Author bf 'Sanskrit-English Dictionary' (1892) ; 'A History of Sanskrit Literature' (1900) ; Brhaddevata) translated and critically edited (2 vols., 1904) ; (Vedic Gram mar' (1910) ; (A Vedic Grammar for Students' (1916).
MacDONELL, Daniel James, Canadian clergyman: b. Bathurst, New Brunswick, 15 Jan. 1843; d. 1896. He was graduated at Queen's College, Kingston, in 1858 and later studied at Glasgow, Heidelberg and Edinburgh universities. He was ordained in the Presby terian ministry, at Edinburgh, in 1866, returned to Canada and served as minister of Saint Andrew's Church, Peterborough, until 1870, when he removed to Toronto to take charge of the imposing new Saint Andrew's Church which had been built for him there. His ex pression of doubt in regard to certain doctrines of the Church, particularly that of eternal punishment, led to his being tried for heresy. While not subscribing to a personal belief in the doctrines upon which he had expressed doubts he formally endorsed them and agreed not to discuss them in the pulpit. His in fluence generally was regarded as having con tributed appreciably to a broader trend of thought in the Church. He took an active part in bringing about the union of the different branches of the Presbyterian Church in Can ada, which was effected in 1875. He was noted for his sound learning and for his eloquence.
He was one of the editors of the 'Canadian Presbyterian Hymnal) (1878-81).
MacDONNELL, Anthony Patrick, lsr BARON, British administrator: b. 17 March 1844. He was educated at Queen's College, Galway, and entered the Indian Civil Service in 1865. He was appointed acting chief commissioner of Burmah in 1889, chief commissioner of the Central Provinces in 1891, acting lieutenant governor of Bengal in 1893, and served on the council of the viceroy of India in 1893-95. He was lieutenant-governor of the Northwestern Provinces and chief commissioner of Oudh in 1895-1901, was a member of the Council of India in 1902, and Under Sectretary of State in Ireland in 1902-08. He was created a baron in 1908.
McDONNELL, Charles. Edward, Amer ican Roman Catholic prelate: b. New York, N. Y., 1 Feb. 1854. He studied at the De La Salle Institute and Saint Francis Xavier's Col lege in that city, but. finished his theological course at the American College, Rome, Italy. While there he 'received the degree of D.D., and was ordained priest by Bishop Chatard 18 May 1878. Returning to America the same year, he was appointed assistant at Saint Mary's Church, New York City, and in 1879 was trans ferred to Saint Patrick's Cathedral. On the death of Bishop Loughlin, Dr. McDonnell, who, at the time was Archbishop Corrigan's secre tary, was named bishop of Brooklyn, being con secrated by Archbishop Corrigan 25 April 1891 At his invitation the Benedictine Fathers have come from the Bahama Islands to establish themselves in his diocese, and the Redemp torists also have made a foundation in Brook lyn. On the passage of the French law sepa rating Church and State, Dr. McDonnell invited a number of French communities of men and of women to take up their residence in his diocese. He is spiritual adviser of the Catho lic Benevolent Legion, and also honorary presi dent of the International Catholic Truth So ciety.
McDONOGH, mak-don'o, John, American philanthropist : b. Baltimore, Md., 29 Sept. 1779; d. McDonogh, La., 26 Oct. 1850. He was educated at an academy in Baltimore and en tered the mercantile business there, removing in 1800 to New Orleans, where he rapidly ac quired great wealth. He was deeply interested in the problem of slavery and devised a sys tem through which his slaves were enabled to earn their freedom; he educated those among them who desired it, and sent to Africa ship loads of those who had earned their freedom. He was president of the American Coloniza tion Society and was a generous contributor to its support. The bulk of his fortune of more than $2,000,000 he bequeathed to the cities of New Orleans and Baltimore for the estab lishment of free schools. The will was ad judged valid after years of litigation and Baltimore established the McDonogh schools while New Orleans invested its portion of the bequest in its public schools.