MACDONALD, Reginald George (eld. son of John Macdonald of Clanronald, captain 22 dragoons 1764–94). b. Aug. 1788; M.P. Plympton 1812–24. d. 22 Clarendon road, Kensington 11 March 1873.
MACDONALD, Robert (son of Alexander Macdonald, wine merchant). b. Perth 18 May 1813; ed. St. Andrew’s univ., D.D. 1870, and at Edinb. univ.; presbyterian minister Longiealmond, Perthshire 1836 and at Blairgowrie 1837–43; Free ch. minister at Blairgowrie 1843–57 and at North Leith 1857; author of Lessons for the present from the records of the past 1848; From day to day, helpful words for christian life 1879. J. Smith’s Our Scottish clergy 2 Ser. (1849) 156–61; Wylie’s Disruption worthies (1881) 36–70.
MACDONALD, William (son of John Macdonald of Carraden, Linlithgow). b. 1784; ed. at Balliol coll. Oxf., B.A. 1805, M.A. 1807; V. of Broad Hinton, Cricklade 1809; V. of Chitterne 1812; V. of Bishops-Cannings, Wilts. 14 April 1815 to death; canon of Bitton in Salisbury cath. 1823 to death; archdeacon of Wilts. 21 June 1828 to death; author of Select works of John Douglas bishop of Carlisle, with a memoir. Salisbury 1820; A series of plain sermons on the leading articles of the christian faith 1824. d. Bishops-Cannings 24 June 1862. W. H. Jones’s Fasti (1879) 177.
MACDONALD, William. b. 21 April 1797; ed. Edinb. univ., M.D. 1818; F.R.C.P. Edinb. 1836; lecturer comparative anatomy, Lane’s medical school, London; professor of natural history in the united colleges, St. Andrews 12 Aug. 1850 to death. d. 20 Queen st. St. Andrews 1 Jany. 1875.
MACDONALD, William (son of a bootcloser). b. Newcastle 1859; a newspaper boy in Sunderland; in training stable of James Watson, Belleisle, Richmond, Yorks. 1871–4; won the Princess of Wales plate on Tetrarch at Sandown 27 April 1875, and the Autumn cup on Bugle 18 Oct. 1877; in 1877 had 130 mounts and was a winner in 13, in 1878 had 248 mounts winning 35 times, and in 1880 had 355 mounts winning 47; rode also in France 1878–9; at Epsom in 1881 was second on Retreat for the Derby; won the Cesarewitch stakes on Chippendale 1879 and on Foxhall 1881; won Prince of Wales stakes at Ascot 1880; when riding Buchanan for Liverpool cup, fell and was kicked on the head 12 Nov. 1881. d. Sefton arms hotel, Liverpool 12 Nov. 1881. Sporting Mirror, ii 161–4 (1881), portrait; Illust. sp. and dr. news, xvi 238, 245 (1881), portrait.
MACDONALD, William Bell (eld. son of Donald Macdonald). b. Scotland 1807; ed. at univ. of Glasgow, B.A. 1827; served as surgeon in sir Pulteney Malcolm’s flagship in the Mediterranean 1828–31; a comr. of supply; one of the greatest linguists of his time, making a special study of Coptic; collected a valuable library at his estate Rammerscales; a contributor to the Ray Society on zoology and botany 1845–6; represented burgh of Lochmaben in general assembly of church of Scotland some years; author of Lusus Philologici. Ex museo Gul. B. Macdonald. Rammerscales 1851; Ten Scottish songs rendered into German 1854; Sketch of a Coptic grammar adapted for self-tuition 1856. d. 114 West Campbell st. Glasgow 5 Dec. 1862. Gent. Mag. March 1863 p. 390; Inglis’s Dramatic Writers of Scotland (1868) 71.
MACDONALD, William Russell. b. 1787; editor and part proprietor of Bell’s Life in London, the Sunday Herald, the British Drama, and the Literary Humourist; author of A paraphrase of R. Dodsley’s Economy of human life 1817; Fudge in Ireland, a collection of letters, poems, etc. 1822, anon.; Christianity, protestantism and popery compared and contrasted 1829, anon.; The book of quadrupeds 1838; First and second lessons for the nursery 1838. d. Great James st. Bedford row, London 30 Dec. 1854.
MAC DONELL, Sir Alexander (eld. son of Hugh Mac Donell, consul general, Algiers). b. Algiers 24 Feb. 1820; ensign rifle brigade 23 June 1837, major 22 Dec. 1854, lieut.-col. 16 June 1857 to 22 Feb. 1871; served in Kaffir war 1846–7; present at Balaclava, Alma and Inkerman; commanded 2 bat. May 1855 to fall of Sebastopol, medal with 3 clasps; commanded 3 bat. in Indian mutiny, present at capture of Lucknow; served in campaign of north-west frontier of India 1864; commanded expedition against Mohund tribes 1863–4; brigadier general Bengal 22 March 1867 to 23 Oct. 1871; major general Bengal 12 April 1872 to 31 March 1877; C.B. 27 July 1855, K.C.B. 24 May 1881; L.G. 1 Oct. 1877, retired 1 April 1882 with rank of general; colonel commandant 2 bat. rifle brigade 24 Jany. 1886 to death. d. Hackbridge, Carshalton, Surrey 30 April 1891. I.L.N. 16 May 1891 p. 639, portrait.
MAC DONELL, Ewen (son of lieut.-col. Archibald Mac Donell, lieut. governor of Edinburgh castle). b. 1807; studied medicine; entered H.E.I.C. 1835; a doctor; during the mutiny he raised the Sewan levy, received the mutiny medal, accorded special thanks of government of India and a letter of approbation from the queen. d. 59 Nevern square, Earl’s court, London 20 May 1891.
MACDONELL, Sir James (3 son of Duncan Macdonell, chief of Glengarry). b. Glengarry house, Invernessshire; ensign in an independent company 1793; lieut. 78 foot 1794; captain 17 light dragoons 1 Dec. 1795, major 1802; major 78 foot 17 April 1804, lieut.-col. 7 Sep. 1809; served in Naples, Sicily and Egypt 1806–7; lieut.-col. 2 garrison battalion 21 Feb. 1811; captain 2 foot guards 11 Aug. 1811, lieut.-col. 27 May 1825 to 22 July 1830; served in the Peninsula May 1812 to Jany. 1814, and at battle of Waterloo, where he held the chateau of Hougoumont against the French, was one of the persons who helped to shut the gate of the chateau; commanded the Armagh district 1831–8; commanded brigade of guards in Canada 1838; commanded the troops in Canada to 1841; col. of 79 foot 14 July 1842 to 8 Feb. 1849 and of 71 foot 8 Feb. 1849 to death; general 20 June 1854; C.B. 4 June 1815, K.C.B. 20 April 1838, G.C.B. 5 July 1855; K.C.H. 1837; had decorations of Maria Theresa of Austria and of St. Vladimir of Russia. d. 15 Wilton place, London 15 May 1857. Stewart’s Scottish Highlanders, ii 292–322 (1822); Mackinnon’s Coldstream Guards, ii 214–17 (1833).