Donald Hogarth McDonald (January 11, 1867 – 1928) was a Canadian politician. Born in 1867 in Qu'Appelle,

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) Donald was first elected to the North-West Territories Legislature in an 1896 by-election, he was re-elected for 2 more terms until 1905. In the 1902 North-West Territories election McDonald became leader of the

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, and served as leader of the official opposition during the

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. He came out of retirement during the 1921 Saskatchewan general election and was elected as an

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member for

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to the

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. He served one term and was defeated by Anton Huck in 1925.

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History of the Northwest Territories government 1876 - 1905Saskatchewan elections by districtGovernment sustained Calgary Herald May 22, 1902
{{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Donald H. Northwest Territories Liberal Party MLAs Independent MLAs in Saskatchewan People from Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan 1867 births 1928 deaths