Background
Macdonald, Joseph Albert Friel was born on December 10, 1942 in Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Charles F.H. and Mary E. (Friel) Macdonald.
Macdonald, Joseph Albert Friel was born on December 10, 1942 in Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada. Son of Charles F.H. and Mary E. (Friel) Macdonald.
Bachelor of Arts, Dalhousie U., Halifax, 1963; Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie U., Halifax, 1966; Master of Laws, New York University, 1967.
Associate, McInnes, Cooper & Robertson, Halifax, 1967-1974; partner, McInnes, Cooper & Robertson, Halifax, since 1975. Chairman of the Board Nova Scoti Power Inc., since 1980.
Board Governors Mount St. Vincent U., 1987-1994. Board directors Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children, since 1989. Member International Bar Association, Canada Bar Association, Nova Scoti Barristers Society, Canada Tax Foundation, Halifax Club.
Married Linda Lee Bergstrom, Sept.15, 1967. Children: Charles Lloyd, Mary Georgette.