Clinton D. MacDougall

Clinton Dugald MacDougall (* June 14, 1839 in Glasgow, Scotland, † May 24, 1914 in Paris, France) was an American soldier and politician. Between 1873 and 1877 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

The family immigrated to Canada in 1842, but settled down later in Auburn (New York). MacDougall pursued an academic career. He studied law. Between 1856 and 1869 he went to banking transactions. During the Civil War he fought for the Northern States. On September 16, 1861, he undertook in the 75th Regiment of New York Volunteer Infantry. At the beginning, he held the rank of Captain. On August 20, 1862, he was promoted in the 111th Regiment of New York Volunteer Infantry to the Lieutenant Colonel. Then he was appointed on January 3, 1863 Colonel. On February 25, 1865, he received a promotion to brevet brigadier general of volunteers. He was retired honorably on 4 June 1865. 1869 he was appointed postmaster in Auburn. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1872 for the 43rd Congress MacDougall was in the 25th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William H. Lamport on March 4, 1873. In 1874 he stood as a candidate in the 26th electoral district of New York for the 44th Congress. After a successful election, he resigned on March 4, 1875 again in the footsteps of William H. Lamport. He suffered in his renewed re-election bid in 1876, a defeat and then retired after March 3, 1877 the Congress of.

Between 1877 and 1885, and 1901-1910 he served as a U.S. Marshal in the Northern District of New York. He died on 24 March 1914 in Paris and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. About four months later, the First World War broke out.