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Malcolm Archibald Macdonald (June 20, 1875 – October 13, 1941) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Chief Justice of British Columbia.


Biography

Malcolm Archibald Macdonald was born in
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on June 20, 1875. He graduated from
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in 1909 and began the practice of law in
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. He moved to
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where he ran for the
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unsuccessfully in 1909. He moved again to
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in 1912 where he was elected in 1916. He was re-elected in 1920 but resigned in 1921 to run federally (without success), after which he resumed private practice. He was appointed to the
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in May 1924. He was appointed
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in May 1940 and died at his home in Vancouver on October 13, 1941. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery.


Personal life

He married Lena Baird on October 26, 1910. They had one son together. She died on August 11, 1913. He then remarried, to Ida Williams, on January 1, 1916. His son James Macdonald also served on the Court of Appeal from 1979 and his son Alex Macdonald was Attorney General from 1972 to 1975.


References

1875 births 1941 deaths Attorneys General of British Columbia British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs Burials at Mountain View Cemetery (Vancouver) Judges in British Columbia Lawyers in British Columbia Osgoode Hall Law School alumni People from Huron County, Ontario {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub