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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{distinguish|text=the Canadian lawyer [[Angus Macdonell]], the Scottish chieftain [[Angus MacDonnell]], or the British politician [[Angus McDonnell]]}}
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'''Angus MacDonell''' (ca 1751–1817?) was a soldier and political figure in [[Upper Canada]].

He was born at Sandaig in [[Inverness-shire]] [[Scotland]] around 1751. He came to [[North America]] with General [[General Simon Fraser of Lovat|Simon Fraser]]'s 71st Regiment which fought for the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] in the [[American Revolution]]; MacDonell reached the rank of lieutenant. He appears to have been taken prisoner at [[Yorktown, Virginia]] and returned to Britain.

In 1786, he returned to [[Province of Quebec (1763–91)|Canada]] and received a grant of land in [[Charlottenburgh Township, Ontario|Charlottenburgh Township]]. He represented [[Glengarry County, Ontario|Glengarry]] & [[Prescott County, Ontario|Prescott]] in the [[3rd Parliament of Upper Canada]].

Later, he is believed to have become a [[fur trade]]r and left the area.

==External links==
*[http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/ccha/Back%20Issues/CCHA1938-39/Scott.html Representatives from Glengarry in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada]

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[[Category:Highland Light Infantry officers]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War]]
[[Category:Canadian fur traders]]
[[Category:Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada]]
[[Category:People from Argyll and Bute]]
[[Category:People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry]]
[[Category:Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario]]
[[Category:Immigrants to the Province of Quebec (1763–1791)]]


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