Background
Macdonald was the eldest son of Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald, and his wife Elizabeth Diana (née Bosville).
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Alexander Wentworth Macdonald
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He succeeded his father to the barony in 1795 but, as this was an Irish peerage, it did not entitle him to a seat in the British House of Lords. The following year he was instead elected to the House of Commons for Saltash, a seat he held until 1802. Lord Macdonald died in June 1824, aged 50.
Membership
1st United Kingdom Parliament. 18th Parliament of Great Britain.
