John Alexander Macdonald

Who was John Alexander Macdonald?

John Alexander Macdonald, PC was a Canadian politician.

Born in Tracadie, Prince Edward Island, the son of John Charles Macdonald, he represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1908 to 1915 and from 1923 to 1925 as a Conservative member. Macdonald served in the provincial cabinet as Minister without Portfolio from 1911 to 1915 and as Minister of Public Works and Highways from 1923 to 1925. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of King's in the 1925 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1926 and 1930. Macdonald was a Minister without Portfolio in the federal cabinet in 1926 and from 1930 to 1935. In 1935, he was called to the Canadian Senate representing the senatorial division of Cardigan, Prince Edward Island. He served until his death in Cardigan in 1948.

Macdonald was a merchant, exporter and shipbuilder. He was also a director of the Cardigan Electric Company, the Cardigan Silver Fox Company Limited and the Georgetown Fish Company. In 1905, he married Marie Josephine MacDonald.

His son John Augustine also represented the riding of King's in the House of Commons.