Donald Robert McDonald (December 11, 1856 – 1923) was a contractor, farmer and politician in

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. He represented

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from 1898 to 1902 and from 1908 to 1911 in the

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as a

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. The son of D.D. McDonald, he was born in

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and was educated in Williamstown. He was married twice: first to Catherine McDonell in 1887 and then to Mary Isabella Chisholm around 1899. McDonald served as deputy reeve of Charlottenburgh township. He defeated

David Murdoch McPherson David Murdoch "D.M." Macpherson (November 17, 1847 – February 4, 1915) was a Canadian dairyman, inventor, manufacturer and political figure. He represented Glengarry in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal- Patrons of Industry ...

to win a seat in the provincial assembly in 1898. McDonald ran unsuccessfully for the

seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1904, losing to Jacob Schell. After completing his second term in the Ontario assembly, he moved to

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and died there in 1923.

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* 1856 births 1925 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub