Alexander McDonald (1845 - 26 May 1920) was an
Australia
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n politician. He was a liberal member of the
Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1902 to 1904, representing the electorate of
Footscray.
McDonald was born in
Inverness
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,
Scotland and migrated to
Victoria with his family in 1854, settling in
Footscray, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was a contractor by trade, working as a carpenter on the
Williamstown railway line and
Bendigo railway line then as a builder at Footscray. He was a
City of Footscray councillor from 1893 until his death and was mayor in 1901-02 and 1911-12.
McDonald was elected to the Legislative Assembly at a
June 1902 by-election, defeating
John Lemmon by 38 votes. The Footscray seat was abolished for the
1904 election, and McDonald instead unsuccessfully contested
Flemington.
McDonald died at his home in Albert Street, Footscray, in 1920 and was buried at the
Footscray Cemetery Footscray may refer to:
Victoria, Australia
* Footscray, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
** Footscray railway station
** Footscray Town Hall
** Footscray Football Club, the legal name of an Australian rules football club currently branded as Wes ...
. Upon his death, ''
The Independent'' described him as "perhaps the best-known figure in the district".
References
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1845 births
1920 deaths
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly