Memorable Manitobans: Ambrose Roy MacDonell (?-1966)

Judge.

Born at Detroit, Michigan, son of Charles S. MacDonell, 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 and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1924. He served as a County Court judge from 1944 to 1966. He died on 30 January 1966.

Sources:

“Three county court judges appointed”, Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1943, page 1.

This profile was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 20 April 2012

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