Background
Known as Campbell, he was born in Devon, England. He was the youngest son of Major Peter MacDougall (1774-1861), of the 25th Regiment of Foot, by his second wife, Elizabeth Stancomb.
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George MacDougall
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He was educated at the High School of Montreal and McGill University.
Career
Early In the 1850s, his family moved to Outremont, Canada East, joining Campbell"s elder half brother, (Dugald) Lorn MacDougall who lived in Montreal. By the 1860s, he was working at the Bank"s New York office, before joining a brokerage firm there. The firm sold stocks and bonds through New York, London, Montreal and Toronto.
Campbell and Saint Clair MacDougall"s firm gained an extensive clientele and turned over a large amount of business.
In 1875, at Montreal, Campbell MacDougall married Grace Brydges (d1883), daughter of Charles John Brydges. The MacDougalls lived on Sherbrooke Street, Montreal and they were the parents of one son, Hartland Brydges MacDougall.
They were the parents of one daughter, Mary Beatrice. Campbell MacDougall was remembered as a sportsman, expert rider and the owner of several fine horses.
Achievements
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Campbell"s father was immediately active with the Montreal Hunt and Campbell was a skilled horseman who later won competitions in the New York Horseshows. Campbell died aged forty nine, but in his comparatively short life he had achieved distinction in the financial world, serving as Chairman of the Montreal Stock Exchange.
