Background
The son of Malcolm Archibald Macdonald, Macdonald was educated at the University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall.
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Alexander Macdonald
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He was a barrister and solicitor by career. He worked with the Department of Munitions and Supplies in Ottawa during World World War World War II After the war, he served as secretary for M. J. Coldwell and then practised law in Ontario for a short time. In 1948, he opened his own practice in Vancouver.
In the following year, he was defeated by John Ferguson Browne of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1958 election.
He was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in the 1960 general election as the member for Vancouver East, and held this seat until his retirement in 1986. In 1972 he became Attorney General of British Columbia in the New Democratic Party government led by Dave Barrett and held this position until the NDP"s defeat in the 1975 general election.
He wrote three books on politics and law: My Dear Legs (), Alex in Wonderland (), and Outrage: Canada"s Justice System on Trial (). He died at the age of 95 on 5 March 2014.
Membership
He was elected to the Canadian Parliament in the riding of Vancouver Kingsway in the 1957 general election as a member of the Company-operative Commonwealth Federation.
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Company-operative Commonwealth Federation