Archibald John Macdonald (October 10, 1834 – August 18, 1917) was a merchant and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1872 to 1876 and from 1879 to 1912. He was born in Panmure Island, the son of Hugh Macdonald and Catherine McDonald, and was educated at Georgetown and at the Central Academy (later

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) in Charlottetown. He went into business with his older brother Andrew Archibald and his younger brother Augustine Colin. In 1873, he married Marion Murphy. Macdonald was a justice of the peace, a customs collector at Georgetown and was also a consular agent for the

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. He served as a member of the province's Executive Council from 1873 to 1876 and again in 1883.''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'' JA Gemmill
/ref> Macdonald was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1876. He also served as sheriff for Kings County. He died in Georgetown at the age of 72.

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1834 births 1917 deaths People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub