Donald David McDonald (March 13, 1862 – June 1939) was a farmer and political figure in

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

. He represented

3rd Queens 3rd Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...

in the

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from 1916 to 1923 and from 1928 to 1931 as a

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. He was the son of Donald A. McDonald and was educated in Glenfinnan, Prince Edward Island. He was married twice: to Mary J. McIntyre in 1894 and to Mary McDonald in 1924. McDonald served as census commissioner for Queens County in 1901 and 1911.Normandin, AL ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1931'' He also served as a

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

. McDonald was defeated when he ran for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1912 and when he ran for reelection in 1923. He served in the province's Executive Council as a

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. McDonald was speaker for the legislative assembly from 1928 to 1931. He died in Glenfinnan at the age of 77.

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Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs 1862 births 1939 deaths {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub