Career
He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956, and 1960 to 1963. Born in 1900 at Avondale, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, MacDonald was a lumber dealer by career. He entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the Pictou East riding.
He was re-elected in the 1953 election.
In the 1956 election, MacDonald was defeated by 5 votes, losing to Progressive Conservative William A. MacLeod. In the 1960 election, MacDonald regained the seat from MacLeod by 144 votes.
He did not re-offer in the 1963 election. MacDonald died in New Glasgow on May 13, 1983.
