Donald MacInnes
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Donald MacInnes, born Donald McInnes, (26 May 1824 – 1 December 1900) was a Canadian
businessman and politician.
Born in Oban
, Scotland
, the son of Duncan McInnes and Johanna Stuart, McInnes’s family emigrated to Upper Canada
in 1840 and settled in Ontario. He was married on April 30, 1863 to Mary Amelia Robinson, they had five sons and a daughter. MacInnes was for several years one of the leading merchants in Canada. He was President of the Bank of Hamilton
and a Director of the Canada Life Assurance Co. He was Chairman of the Royal Commission appointed June 16, 1880 to inquire into the organization of the Civil Service of Canada. He was called to the Senate on the advice of John Alexander Macdonald representing the senatorial division of Burlington, Ontario on December 24, 1881. A Liberal-Conservative, he served for almost 19 years until his death in 1900. He married Mary Amelia Robinson, daughter of Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto
, and they were the parents of Duncan Sayre MacInnes
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
businessman and politician.
Born in Oban
Oban
Oban Oban Oban ( is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It has a total resident population of 8,120. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people. Oban...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, the son of Duncan McInnes and Johanna Stuart, McInnes’s family emigrated to Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
in 1840 and settled in Ontario. He was married on April 30, 1863 to Mary Amelia Robinson, they had five sons and a daughter. MacInnes was for several years one of the leading merchants in Canada. He was President of the Bank of Hamilton
Bank of Hamilton
The Bank of Hamilton was established in 1872 by local businessmen in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada under the leadership of Donald McInnes, the bank's first President. Like the other Canadian chartered banks, it issued its own paper money. The bank issued notes 1872-1922...
and a Director of the Canada Life Assurance Co. He was Chairman of the Royal Commission appointed June 16, 1880 to inquire into the organization of the Civil Service of Canada. He was called to the Senate on the advice of John Alexander Macdonald representing the senatorial division of Burlington, Ontario on December 24, 1881. A Liberal-Conservative, he served for almost 19 years until his death in 1900. He married Mary Amelia Robinson, daughter of Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto
Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto
Sir John Beverley Robinson, 1st Baronet CB, was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.Robinson was born in 1791 at Berthier, Lower Canada, the son of Christopher Robinson, a United Empire Loyalist of one of the First Families of Virginia, whose grandfather came there in 1641 as...
, and they were the parents of Duncan Sayre MacInnes
Duncan Sayre MacInnes
Brigadier General Duncan Sayre MacInnes DSO CMG was a Canadian soldier and engineer who served in South Africa before, during and after the Second Boer War. Before a during World War I, MacInnes played a key role in the establishment and development of the Royal Flying Corps...
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