Background
MCDONALD, William was born in 1842. Son of Allan M‘Donald. Both parents and grandparents came to Nova Scotia from Inverness-shire, Scotland.
MCDONALD, William was born in 1842. Son of Allan M‘Donald. Both parents and grandparents came to Nova Scotia from Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Studied at St. Francis Xavier’s College, Nova Scotia.
Represented County of Cape Breton in House of Commons of Canada, 1872-1884. Chairman of Immigration and Colonisation Committee, 1878-1882. Raised to the Senate, 1884.
One of ten Senators from the Province of Nova Scotia. Has held several official positions, municipal, provincial, and federal. Justice of the Peace Cape Breton County; Senator for Canada.
Club: Yacht, Sydney, N.S.
Spouse 1865, Catherine M‘Donald, Sydney Forks, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.