Background
The son of Alexander Macdonald, he was educated in Cornwall and at Street Raphael"s College.
The son of Alexander Macdonald, he was educated in Cornwall and at Street Raphael"s College.
He settled in Cornwall. Macdonald was president of the Canada Cotton Company. After being elected in the 1874 election on January 22, he was unseated by petition on September 7, 1874 and re-elected on October 20 the same year.
Macdonald did not run in the 1878 election.
Macdonald never married. He died in Cornwall at the age of 95.