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| <tab>In 1887, McDougald was appointed police magistrate for GC. In 1888, he was appointed clerk of the Second Division Court for SDG. | <tab>In 1887, McDougald was appointed police magistrate for GC. In 1888, he was appointed clerk of the Second Division Court for SDG. |
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| <tab>When work was undertaken to found a newspaper in Alexandria (the //Glengarrian//, but known at first as the //Glengarry Review//) he was elected treasurer of the company at the first meeting of the board of directors. (//Cornwall Freeholder// 9 Nov. 1883) Intended as a Liberal newspaper, it was soon converted into a Conservative paper (see C. J. Stilwell and R. R. McLennan), and the //Glengarry News// had to be founded in 1892 to give the Liberals a voice again. | <tab>When work was undertaken to found a newspaper in Alexandria (the //Glengarrian//, but known at first as the //Glengarry Review//) he was elected treasurer of the company at the first meeting of the board of directors. (//Cornwall Freeholder// 9 Nov. 1883) Intended as a Liberal newspaper, it was soon converted into a Conservative paper (see [[stilwell_charles_j|C. J. Stilwell]] and [[mclennan_roderick_r|R. R. McLennan]]), and the //Glengarry News// had to be founded in 1892 to give the Liberals a voice again. |
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| <tab>John A. McDougald served in the militia from 1871 to 1883 reaching the rank of lieutenant, and about 1929 his son Duncan J. McDougald presented a piper’s challenge cup to the SDG Highlanders (as the regiment was then known) in his memory. | <tab>John A. McDougald served in the militia from 1871 to 1883 reaching the rank of lieutenant, and about 1929 his son Duncan J. McDougald presented a piper’s challenge cup to the SDG Highlanders (as the regiment was then known) in his memory. |
| <tab>John A. McDougald died unexpectedly at his home in Cornwall, having been in his office earlier that day. (ten children, eight surviving him) Roman Catholic. The funeral service was at St. Finnan’s Cathedral, Alexandria, and he was buried in St. Finnan’s cemetery. The newspapers noted that the cold and snowy weather made access to the funeral difficult. | <tab>John A. McDougald died unexpectedly at his home in Cornwall, having been in his office earlier that day. (ten children, eight surviving him) Roman Catholic. The funeral service was at St. Finnan’s Cathedral, Alexandria, and he was buried in St. Finnan’s cemetery. The newspapers noted that the cold and snowy weather made access to the funeral difficult. |
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| <tab>He was married 11 Jan. 1863 to Anna (Nancy, Annie) Chisholm (2 May 1843-8 Dec. 1917), born at Fassifern, GC, the daughter of Ranald R. Chisholm. This dictionary includes notices of their sons A. W., A. J., D. J., and Dr W. L. McDougald, their daughter Mrs John McMartin, their daughter-in-law Annie B. McDougald, their grandchildren John A. McDougald and Mrs Kiely, and their sons-in-law John McMartin and A. L. Smith. Another son of this couple, George W. McDougald (1871-1954), remained on the family farm, and a daughter, Miss Katherine McDougald, was living in Cornwall at the time of her father’s death. See also Archibald Duncan MacGillivray. | <tab>He was married 11 Jan. 1863 to Anna (Nancy, Annie) Chisholm (2 May 1843-8 Dec. 1917), born at Fassifern, GC, the daughter of Ranald R. Chisholm. This dictionary includes notices of their sons A. W., A. J., D. J., and Dr W. L. McDougald, their daughter Mrs John McMartin, their daughter-in-law Annie B. McDougald, their grandchildren John A. McDougald and Mrs Kiely, and their sons-in-law John McMartin and A. L. Smith. Another son of this couple, George W. McDougald (1871-1954), remained on the family farm, and a daughter, Miss Katherine McDougald, was living in Cornwall at the time of her father’s death. See also [[macgillivray_archibald_duncan|Archibald Duncan MacGillivray]]. |
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