About David MacDonald
Lived 1857 – 1919 (aged 61–62). David MacDonald was a British politician.
David Henderson MacDonald (c. 1857 – 22 June 1919) was briefly the Conservative MP for Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was elected MP for Bothwell at the 1918 General Election after defeating the Labour candidate John Robertson by 322 votes, becoming the first MP from Bothwell. MacDonald did not serve long as an MP, as he died in June 1919 (at age 61), after just 176 days in office. Robertson went on to win the ensuing by-election.
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Who was David MacDonald?
British politician
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David MacDonald was born in 1857.
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David MacDonald died on 22 June 1919.
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David MacDonald was a politician.
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David MacDonald was British.
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