George Hugh Macdonell (February 10, 1851 – April 1, 1920) was a contractor and political figure in Ontario, Canada.
He was born in Toronto, Canada West, the son of Duncan Macdonell, and was educated in Williamstown and at Bishop's College in Lennoxville, Quebec.
He continued his education in the military schools of Montreal and served with Colonel Garnet Wolseley in the Red River Expedition.
He was then hired by contractors working on the Canadian Pacific Railway, later going into business on his own and moving to Port Arthur.
[3] He was elected Port Arthur mayor again in 1900 but left to pursue business interests in Manitoba.