Ranald George Macdonald
Scottish clan chief and Member of Parliament
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| Intro | Scottish clan chief and Member of Parliament | |
| Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 29 August 1788 | |
| Death | 11 March 1873 (aged 84 years) |
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Ranald George Macdonald (29 August 1788 – 11 March 1873) was a Scottish clan chief and Member of Parliament.
He was the 19th Chief of Clan Macdonald of Clanranald. He married Caroline Anne, daughter of Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, on 13 February 1812 and had issue.
He was elected to Parliament for Plympton Erle on 10 October 1812 and sat until 1824. In 1824 Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry unsuccessfully attempted to deprive Macdonald of the chiefship of Clan Donald by bringing an action in the Court of Session.