Alexander McDonald (1845–1920)

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Alexander McDonald (1845 - 26 May 1920) was an Australian politician. He was a liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1902 to 1904, representing the electorate of Footscray. [1]

McDonald was born in Inverness, Scotland and migrated to Victoria with his family in 1854, settling in Footscray, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was a contractor by trade, working as a carpenter on the Williamstown railway line and Bendigo railway line then as a builder at Footscray. He was a City of Footscray councillor from 1893 until his death and was mayor in 1901-02 and 1911-12. [2]

McDonald was elected to the Legislative Assembly at a June 1902 by-election, defeating John Lemmon by 38 votes. [3] [4] The Footscray seat was abolished for the 1904 election, and McDonald instead unsuccessfully contested Flemington. [1] [5] [6]

McDonald died at his home in Albert Street, Footscray, in 1920 and was buried at the Footscray Cemetery. Upon his death, The Independent described him as "perhaps the best-known figure in the district". [2] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alexander McDonald". re-member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "CR. McDONALD PASSES". Independent . No. 1726. Victoria, Australia. 29 May 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "THE ELECTION". Independent . No. 1002. Victoria, Australia. 21 June 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "THE FOOTSCRAY ELECTION—A KYABRAM CANDIDATE WINS". The Horsham Times . No. 4356. Victoria, Australia. 17 June 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "MR A. McDONALD, M.L.A., EXPLAINS". Independent . No. 1099. Victoria, Australia. 30 April 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "CONTESTED SEATS". The Bendigo Independent . No. 10, 565. Victoria, Australia. 2 June 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "PERSONAL". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 23, 032. Victoria, Australia. 28 May 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 26 November 2022 via National Library of Australia.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Footscray
19021904
Succeeded by
Electorate abolished