Background
He was born in Kyabram to labourer Donald Alexander Leslie McDonald and Jessie Taylor.
He was born in Kyabram to labourer Donald Alexander Leslie McDonald and Jessie Taylor.
He ran a service station in Echuca before entering politics, and was also a local councillor (1947-1958) and mayor (1956-1958). In 1964 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Rodney. He held the seat until his retirement in 1973.
McDonald died at Echuca in 1980.