Lawyer, judge.
Born at Detroit, Michigan on 13 July 1901, son of Charles S. MacDonell and Julia Kennedy, he came to Winnipeg as a child and attended Provencher School and Kelvin High School. He received a law degree from the University of Manitoba (1922) and was called to the Manitoba Bar (1924). Made a King’s Counsel in 1939, he served as a County Court Judge from 1944 to 1966.
On 15 August 1927, he married Muriel Hortense LeClair (1903-1994) at Winnipeg and they had five children, including Glenrose LeClair MacDonell (1928-2016, wife of Frederick Keith Turner). Active in Liberal politics, he was a candidate for Winnipeg North Centre in the 1940 federal general election but was defeated by incumbent James Shaver Woodsworth.
He died at the Misericordia Hospital on 30 July 1966 and was buried in the St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Ambrose Roy MacDonell, Muriel Hortense Le Clair], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Seven get K.C. honor,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 January 1939, page 1.
“Three county court judges appointed,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1943, page 1.
“Judge Macdonnell dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 August 1966.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 August 1966, page 18.
We thank Joan Turner and Marnie Turner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 October 2024
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