Appointed by Arthur Meighen Rank Major General Political party Conservative Name Archibald Macdonell | Religion Roman Catholic Role Canadian Politician Years of service 1886-1921 Resigned November 12, 1939 | |
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Born February 6, 1868
Toronto, Ontario ( 1868-02-06 ) Relations Angus Claude Macdonell, brother Died November 12, 1939, Rothesay, Canada Party Conservative Party of Canada Awards Order of St Michael and St George, Distinguished Service Order | ||
Major General Archibald Hayes Macdonell, (February 6, 1868 – November 12, 1939) was a Canadian soldier and politician.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, the third son of late Angus Duncan Macdonell and Pauline Rosalie De-la-haye, Macdonell served in the Canadian Militia in South Africa, Southern Nigeria, and West Africa. He attended staff college, passing there in 1906. During World War I, he commanded the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade. After the war, as a major general, he was the commanding officer of the military district of New Brunswick. In 1921, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada for the senatorial division of Toronto South, Ontario on the advice of Conservative Prime Minister Arthur Meighen. He served until his death in 1939.
His brother, Angus Claude Macdonell, was an MP and senator.