The plaque for Bishop Alexander MacDonnell occupies the stone structure in front of the St. Raphael's Ruins facing Country Road 18 to the north and just west of Frog Hollow Road in St. Raphael's, Ontario.
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BISHOP ALEXANDER MACDONNELL 1762-1840
Born in Scotland and educated for the priesthood, MacDonnell obtained land in Glengarry County and, in 1804, brought many soldiers from his disbanded Highland Regiment to join the Loyalists already in Upper Canada. Having helped raise a second regiment which he accompanied into action during the War of 1812, he launched an unsuccessful campaign for provincially supported Catholic Schools. Consecrated in 1826, he became the first Roman Catholic Bishop in Upper Canada. After serving as a Legislative Councillor (1831-9), he returned to Scotland to promote emigration to Canada. He died at Dumfries.
Né en Écosse et ordonné prêtre, MacDonnell obtint des terres dans le comté de Glengarry et, en 1804, amena de nombreux soldats de son Highland Regiment dans le Haut-Canada. Ayant aidé à recruter un nouveau régiment qu'il suivit sur le champ de batille en 1812, il organisa sans succès une campagne pour faire subventionner par la province les écoles catholiques. Sacré évêque en 1826, if fut le premier prélat catholique du Haut-Canada. Il fut membre du Conseil législatif (1831-39), mais retourna en Écosse pour promouvoir l'émigration au Canada. Il Mourut à Dufries.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Commission des lieux et monuments historique du Canada
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