Douglas MacDonald (1900–1996) was a farmer, miner and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Cape Breton Centre in the

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from 1939 to 1945 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member. He was born in

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, the son of Archibald MacDonald and Annie MacKinnon. MacDonald married Lillian McLellan. He served in the artillery during

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. He was president of the local chapter of the

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. MacDonald won the first seat for the CCF in the Nova Scotia legislature in 1939; he was elected in a by-election held after

Michael Dwyer Michael Dwyer (1772–1825) was an insurgent captain in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, leading the United Irish forces in battles in Wexford and Wicklow., Following the defeat and dispersal of the rebel hosts, in July 1798 Dwyer withdrew into ...

resigned his seat.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1900 births 1996 deaths People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Democratic Party MLAs Nova Scotia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians Trade unionists from Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub