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Thomas McDonald, Jr. was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was born on February 24, 1865, in Lancaster, Wisconsin. He later became a merchant and an insurance solicitor. [1] He was elected to the Assembly in 1896 and 1898. [2] He was a Republican.

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References

  1. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. 1897. p. 679.
  2. Wisconsin Session Law. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Co. 1917. p. 1334.