One man with two different spellings of his last name or two different men?
From Wikipedia.
Wikipedia says not to get confused with Alexander McDonell, a politician. Will the real Alexander Macdonell or is it McDonell please stand up?
I can see where there might be some confusion between the two because of the same first name and possible spellings of their last name.
They were both emigrants from Scotland, both fought in the War of 1812 on the British side and Upper Canada Rebellion. Alexander McDonell was born in 1786, Macdonell was born in 1762.
Both were politically involved and both also worked with immigrants. However, the Wikipedia article did not say anything about the Catholic religion work that Macdonell did in the McDonell article.
So, Who Is Who? Perhaps Two Different Men Then. --Brock-Perry
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