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He was born near York, Upper Canada (now Toronto, Ontario). His parents were Daniel McDougall and Hannah Matthews.

He received his education at Victoria College in Cobourg, Upper Canada, and in 1847, began practising law as an attorney and solicitor in Upper Canada. In 1862, he was called to the Upper Canada Bar.

He was elected as a member of the legislative assembly in 1858 and served as Commissioner of Crown Lands and Provincial Secretary. He attended all three Confederation Conferences, and then served as Minister of Public Works in the Macdonald government.

McDougall was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Rupert's Land and the North-Western TerritoryThe North-Western Territory at its greatest extent, 1859 The North-Western Territory was a region of British North America until 1870. Named for where it lay in relation to Rupert's Land, the territory at its greatest extent covered what is now Yukon, mai in 18691869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events March 1 North German Confederation issues 10 gr and 30gr value stamps, printed on goldbeater's skin May 10 Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory, Utah. May 15 Wo. However, when he tried to enter that jurisdiction from the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in, he was turned back near the border by Louis RielLouis David Riel ( October 22, 1844 November 16, 1885), sometimes called the "Father of Manitoba", was a Canadian politician and leader of the Metis, an ethnic group of mixed Cree, Ojibway, Saulteaux, French Canadian, and British descent. He led a Resista's insurgents before he could establish his authority at Fort GarryFort Garry also known as Upper Fort Garry was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in what is now downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1822 on or near the site of the North West Company's Fort Gibralt. Consequently, he resigned from office.