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
It was commissioned after the attack on a synagogue in Manchester last October and was originally due for publication in February, before Lord Macdonald asked for more time to complete his work.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
When Iona Macdonald graduated from Aberdeen University in 2000 with a degree in chemistry, there was only one show in town.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Michaels egged Norm Macdonald on during Weekend Update, encouraging Macdonald to keep going after O.J.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
As an example of the cataclysm that would result from Webster’s untuning of the string, Macdonald worried that the dictionaries of 1988 would list without comment the solecisms mischievious, inviduous, and nuclear pronounced as “nucular.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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