Background
Mcdonald, Hunter was born on June 12, 1860 in Winchester, Virginia, United States. Son of Angus W. and Cornelia (Peake) M.
Mcdonald, Hunter was born on June 12, 1860 in Winchester, Virginia, United States. Son of Angus W. and Cornelia (Peake) M.
Student Washington and Lee University, 1878-1879.
Assistant engineer L.& North. Railroad, August-December 1879, Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway, 1879-1889. Superintendent Huntsville, Fayetteville and Columbia division, same road, 1889-1891. Resident engineer Western & Atlantic Railroad, Atlanta, Georgia., 1891-1892.
Chief engineer Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway, 1892-1931.
Consulting practice. Chief engineer North Carolina& Saint Louis Railway, Tennessee Central Railroad and Birmingham & Northwestern Railroad under federal operation, 1918-1920.
Married Mary Eloise Gordon, February 8, 1893.
