George William McDonald (1875-?)

Merchant, MLA (1916-1920), MLA (1921-1922), MP (1936-1940).

Born at Lucknow, Ontario on 20 November 1875, son of Donald McDonald and Mary McKenzie, he attended Kinloss (Ontario) Public School and Kincardine (Ontario) High School, after which he taught school at Kinloss from 1897 to 1898. He then became an agricultural implement dealer and insurance agent at Boissevain, Manitoba. He served as Mayor of Boissevain from 1924 to 1926, and a Councillor form 1929 to 1935. He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature for Turtle Mountain in 1915, re-elected in 1920 but did not stand in the 1922 election. He was elected to the House of Commons for Souris in 1935, being defeated in 1940.

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Profile revised: 26 September 2009

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