Donald Robert McDonald

Donald Robert McDonald (December 11, 1856 – 1923) was a contractor, farmer and politician in Ontario. He represented Glengarry from 1898 to 1902 and from 1908 to 1911 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative.[1]

Donald Robert McDonald
Ontario MPP
In office
1908–1911
Preceded byJohn Angus McMillan
Succeeded byHugh Munro
In office
1898–1902
Preceded byDavid Murdoch MacPherson
Succeeded byWilliam Duncan McLeod
ConstituencyGlengarry
Personal details
Born(1856-12-11)December 11, 1856
Wisconsin, United States
DiedJuly 1, 1923(1923-07-01) (aged 66)
Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Catherine McDonell
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(m. 1887)​

Mary Isabella Chisholm
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(m. 1899)​
OccupationFarmer

The son of D.D. McDonald, he was born in Wisconsin and was educated in Williamstown.[1] He was married twice: first to Catherine McDonell in 1887 and then to Mary Isabella Chisholm around 1899. McDonald served as deputy reeve of Charlottenburgh township.[2] He defeated David Murdoch McPherson to win a seat in the provincial assembly in 1898. McDonald ran unsuccessfully for the Glengarry seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1904, losing to Jacob Schell. After completing his second term in the Ontario assembly, he moved to Alberta and died there[1] in 1923.[3]

References
  1. Harkness, J G (1946). Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945. p. 294.
  2. McDonell, James K; Campbell, Robert Bennett (1997). Lords of the North. p. 128. ISBN 1896182712.
  3. "Dictionary of Glengarry biography" (PDF). Glengarry Historical Society. 2010.


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