George, 1824–1905, Scottish novelist and poet.
Sir John Alexander, 1815–91, Canadian statesman, born in Scotland: first prime minister 1867–73, 1878–91.
Flora. 1722–90, Scottish heroine, who helped the Young Pretender to escape to Skye after his defeat at the battle of Culloden (1746)
Sir John Alexander. 1815–91, Canadian statesman, born in Scotland, who was the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867–73; 1878–91)
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“Lanterns” also features Kelly Macdonald as a local no-nonsense sheriff with ties to the community, as well as Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern introduced in “Superman.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Anna Macdonald, investment strategy director at Hargreaves Lansdown, said the bond market had been "frazzled" by concerns a different prime minister might take a different view on borrowing, "relaxing fiscal rules or extending them".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
"You would see a lot of Ferraris and Lamborghinis," says Macdonald of Aberdeen at the time.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
I wonder what Macdonald would have made of the Arc de Trump?
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
A peek at the entries for these words in any dictionary will show that Macdonald was wrong about the inevitable degeneration of a language that is not policed by lexicographers.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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