Miles Macdonell
Miles MacDonell (c. 1767 – 28 June 1828) was the first governor of the Red River Colony (or, Assiniboia), a 19th-century Scottish settlement located in present-day Manitoba and North Dakota.
Miles Macdonell | |
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Miles Macdonell | |
| 1st Governor of the Red River Colony | |
| In office August 1812 – June 1815 | |
| Succeeded by | Robert Semple |
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| Born | c. 1767 Inverness, Scotland |
| Died | 28 June 1828 (aged 60–61) Pointe-Fortune, Upper Canada |
| Nationality | Scottish, Canadian |
| Parent | John MacDonell of Scothouse |
| Occupation | Fur Trader, Governor of the Red River Colony |
Miles Macdonell Collegiate, opened in 1952, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was named in his honour.
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