Archibald Hayes Macdonell Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon.
Archibald Hayes Macdonell
Office:Senator from Toronto South, Ontario
Term Start:November 7, 1921
Term End:November 12, 1939
Appointed:Arthur Meighen
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:6 February 1868
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario
Death Place:Rothesay, New Brunswick
Relations:Angus Claude Macdonell, brother
Serviceyears:1886–1921
Rank:Major General
Commands:Military District of New Brunswick (1917–21)
5th Canadian Infantry Brigade (1916–17)
The Royal Canadian Regiment (1915)
Battles:Second Boer War
First World War
Mawards:Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches

Major General Archibald Hayes Macdonell, (February 6, 1868  - November 12, 1939) was a Canadian soldier and politician.

Biography

Born in Toronto, Ontario, the third son of late Angus Duncan Macdonell and Pauline Rosalie De-la-haye, Macdonell served in the Canadian Militia in South Africa, Southern Nigeria, and West Africa. He attended staff college, passing there in 1906.[1] During World War I, he commanded the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade. After the war, as a major general, he was the commanding officer of the military district of New Brunswick. In 1921, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada for the senatorial division of Toronto South, Ontario on the advice of Conservative Prime Minister Arthur Meighen. He served until his death in 1939.

His brother, Angus Claude Macdonell, was an MP and senator.

Archives

There is an Archibald Hayes Macdonell fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, A. L. . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1930 .
  2. Web site: Archibald Hayes Macdonell fonds, Library and Archives Canada.