Miles Macdonell
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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.
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Miles Macdonell | |
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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(1828-06-28) (aged 60–61) Pointe-Fortune, Upper Canada |
Nationality | Scottish, Canadian |
Parent | John MacDonell of Scothouse |
Occupation | Fur Trader, Governor of the Red River Colony |
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Miles Macdonell Collegiate, opened in 1952, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was named in his honour.