About John Macdonald
Lived 1854 – 1939 (aged 84). John Macdonald was a British politician.
John Archibald Murray Macdonald (9 October 1854 – 16 January 1939) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.
Early life and career The fourth son of the Rev. H. F. Macdonald DD, Strachur, Argyllshire, he was educated at Glasgow High School, the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh.
Political career He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Bow and Bromley from 1892 to 1895, for Falkirk Burghs from 1906 to 1918 and for Stirling and Falkirk Burghs from 1918 to 1922.
He was also an elected member of the London School Board for Marylebone in 1897 and 1900, resigning in 1902.
He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1916.
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Who was John Macdonald?
British politician (1854-1939)
When was John Macdonald born?
John Macdonald was born on 9 October 1854.
When did John Macdonald die?
John Macdonald died on 16 January 1939.
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John Macdonald was a politician.
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John Macdonald was British.
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