Murdoch Macdonald

Politician

1866 – 1957

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Who was Murdoch Macdonald?

Sir Murdoch MacDonald was a British politician and a notable civil engineer.

Born in Inverness, MacDonald was educated at Farraline Park Institution, Inverness.

A consulting civil engineer by profession, he became President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1932.

MacDonald was elected as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Inverness in 1922. He joined the National Liberal Party split in 1931, but resigned from the National Liberal group in the House of Commons in 1942 and according to some descriptions stood as an Independent Liberal MP at the 1945 general election. However Who was Who, The Times and Whitaker's Almanack all show Macdonald with the description Liberal National in 1945. At his last election, he became the House's oldest MP. He remained a member of his constituency association, which was aligned with the National Liberals. He sat until he retired in 1950, aged 83.

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Born
May 6, 1866
United Kingdom
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
Apr 24, 1957

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on July 23, 2013

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