Alexander Macdonell (bishop), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Macdonell (bishop)

Roman Catholic bishop of Kingston, Upper Canada

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1762

Place of Birth: Glen Urquhart, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1840

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

See Alexander Macdonell (1833-1905) for another Canadian bishop with the same name. Bishop Alexander Macdonell (17 July 1762 in Glen Urquhart, Inchlaggan, Scotland – 14 January 1840) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Kingston, Upper Canada.
He served a chaplain with the Glengarry Fencibles during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
His presence insured that the regiment "distinguished itself by its humanity".
When the regiment was demobilized, most of the soldiers found themselves unemployed and destitute.
He led them to Canada, where they received a grant of land for their service. When Macdonell arrived in 1804, he found three priests and three churches in Upper Canada.
By his energy and perseverance he induced a considerable immigration to the province, and left at his death forty-eight churches attended by thirty priests, plus a seminary and a college.



Description	Irish portrait painter and president of the Royal Academy
Date of birth/death	23 December 1769	13 August 1850
Location of birth/death	Dublin	Brighton
Work location	London
Authority control	: Q3850027 VIAF: 3372363 ISNI: 0000 0001 1487 1809 ULAN: 500016737 LCCN: n83053657 NLA: 35890537 WorldCat