About John McDonald
Lived 1797 – 1846 (aged 48–49). John McDonald was an American politician.
John McDonald (April 1797 – July 1846) was an American politician who served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Biography McDonald was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in April 1797, one of seven children born to Mary (née Campbell) and Edward McDonald who both had emigrated from Ireland. His mother was of Scottish ancestry.
He was married to Ann Red, also of Pennsylvania and of Irish descent, whom he met in Calhoun County' they had six children: Mary, John, James, Charles, Ann, and Stephen. He died in Calhoun County in July 1846. His son, also John McDonald, served in the State Assembly for three terms.
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