Alexander Karley Donald (died by 1918) was a Scottish barrister active in the socialist movement. He joined the Socialist League in 1885. Along with other parliamentarians, he left the League to form the

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in 1890. In 1889, Donald was a founding member of the

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, becoming in August its joint secretary. At the 1892 UK general election, he stood for the party in

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, but he took only 19 votes.Barbara Nield and John Saville, "Barker, Henry Alfred", ''Dictionary of Labour Biography'', vol.VI, pp.19-21 He attended the founding conference of the

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in 1893, where he argued that its

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should not meet monthly as that would be too expensive. He retired from political activity by 1898. He also worked for the

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as an editor. He edited the publication of a historic English translation of
Melusine
' by

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Donald, A. K. 19th-century Scottish lawyers Scottish editors Year of birth missing Scottish socialists British socialists 1918 deaths Year of death uncertain