John Augustine Macdonald (4 February 1913 – 4 January 1961) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in

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becoming a potato grower, general merchant, produce dealer by career. His father was

John Alexander Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that sp ...

, a provincial politician then a federal Member of Parliament and Senator. The younger Macdonald served in

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, commanding the Prince Edward Island Regiment. He was injured at Normandy in July 1944 and returned to Prince Edward Island. He won a seat at the

3rd Kings 3rd Kings 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 législativ ...

riding in a 1945 provincial by-election despite remaining in hospital recovering from his war injuries. He lost his riding in the 1947 provincial election, but returned to the provincial legislature in a 1951 election victory after which he became his party's

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and finance critic. As a merchant, Macdonald became J. A. MacDonald & Co. Ltd.'s President and was a director for Associated Shippers, Inc. He also served on various boards and associations. Macdonald was first elected to the

at King's riding in the 1957 general election and re-elected there in the 1958 election. Macdonald made two previous unsuccessful attempts to win a seat at King's in the

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and

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. Macdonald died at his home in

on the morning of 4 January 1961, during his term in the 24th Parliament. His wife,

Margaret Mary Macdonald Margaret Mary Macdonald was a Canadian politician. On May 29, 1961 she became the first woman to represent Prince Edward Island in the House of Commons of Canada. She first won representation for the electoral district of King's at the House o ...

, succeeded him as the Member of Parliament for King's in a by-election later that year.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macdonald, John Augustine 1913 births 1961 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Canadian military personnel of World War II People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs