Born in St. Andrews, County of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, the son of Donald McDonnell (Garanaich) and Mary Macdonald,[2] McDonnell studied law in Antigonish with William Alexander Henry. After being admitted to the bar in 1862, he practiced law in Port Hood, Nova Scotia. In 1863, he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in Inverness. He married Annie, the daughter of Peter Smyth in 1866 and was named Queen's Counsel the following year.[2] In 1867 MacDonnell ran in Inverness for the House of Commons of Canada, but was defeated. He was elected to the provincial assembly again in 1871. In 1872, he was elected to Parliament as a member of John A. Macdonald's Conservative caucus. After the Pacific scandal, he switched parties to the Liberals in 1874. He was re-elected in 1878 and defeated in 1882, 1887, and 1891.[1] He was later appointed by the Laurier Government an Inspector of Customs for Eastern Nova Scotia.
samuel, mcdonnell, 1834, january, 1910, canadian, politician, member, canadian, parliament, invernessin, office, 1872, 1882preceded, byhugh, cameronsucceeded, byhugh, cameronmember, nova, scotia, house, assembly, invernessin, office, 1863, 1867in, office, 1871. Samuel McDonnell 1834 January 1 1910 was a Canadian politician 1 Samuel McDonnellMember of the Canadian Parliament for InvernessIn office 1872 1882Preceded byHugh CameronSucceeded byHugh CameronMember of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for InvernessIn office 1863 1867In office 1871 1872Personal detailsBorn1834St Andrews Nova ScotiaDiedJanuary 1 1910Port Hood Nova ScotiaBorn in St Andrews County of Antigonish Nova Scotia the son of Donald McDonnell Garanaich and Mary Macdonald 2 McDonnell studied law in Antigonish with William Alexander Henry After being admitted to the bar in 1862 he practiced law in Port Hood Nova Scotia In 1863 he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in Inverness He married Annie the daughter of Peter Smyth in 1866 and was named Queen s Counsel the following year 2 In 1867 MacDonnell ran in Inverness for the House of Commons of Canada but was defeated He was elected to the provincial assembly again in 1871 In 1872 he was elected to Parliament as a member of John A Macdonald s Conservative caucus After the Pacific scandal he switched parties to the Liberals in 1874 He was re elected in 1878 and defeated in 1882 1887 and 1891 1 He was later appointed by the Laurier Government an Inspector of Customs for Eastern Nova Scotia McDonnell died at Port Hood at the age of 76 3 References Edit History of Inverness County Nova Scotia Internet Archive 1922 a b Samuel McDonnell Parliament of Canada biography a b The Canadian parliamentary companion HJ Morgan 1874 Johnson J K 1968 The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867 1967 Public Archives of Canada This article about a Nova Scotia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel McDonnell amp oldid 1119499322, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
