Donald MacLennan (March 22, 1875 – October 19, 1953) was a lawyer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1925 and then

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in the

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from 1935 to 1940 as a

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member. MacLennan sat for Margaree Forks division in the

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from 1940 to 1953. He was born in Margaree, Nova Scotia, the son of Donald MacLennan and Flora MacDonald. MacLennan was educated at Saint Francis Xavier College. He received a

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degree from

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in 1905. In the same year, he married Mathilda McDaniel. He was called to the bar in the following year and set up practice at Port Hood. MacLennan was president of the Eastern Journal Publishing Company. He served on the municipal council for Port Hood in 1907 and was named treasurer for Inverness County in 1910. MacLennan ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1926, but was elected in 1935. He was called to the Senate on January 29, 1940 and remained in that position until his death at the age of 76.

References

* * Allison, D & Tuck, C
''History of Nova Scotia, Vol. 3''
(1916) p. 267-8 {{DEFAULTSORT:Maclennan, Donald 1875 births 1953 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Canadian senators from Nova Scotia