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'''John Alexander MacDonald''' (October 21, 1838 &ndash; 1905<ref name="weeks">{{cite book|title=Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs|last=Weeks|first=Blair|isbn=1-894838-01-7|year=2002|publisher=Acorn Press|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mindinghousebiog0000week}}</ref>) was a farmer and political figure in [[Prince Edward Island]]. He represented [[3rd Prince]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island]] from 1870 to 1900 as a [[Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]] member.
He was born in [[Bedeque, Prince Edward Island]], the son of Angus McDonald. In 1875, he married Annie C. McKelvie. MacDonald was a justice of the peace in [[Indian River, Prince Edward Island|Indian River]]. He served as chairman of the board of railway appraisers and was a governor for Wales' College. He was speaker for the assembly from 1879 to 1891. MacDonald also served as a member of the Executive Council.
His nephew [[Bernard Donald McLellan]] also served as speaker for the provincial assembly. His uncle [[Bernard Donald Macdonald]] was bishop of Charlottetown. His daughter Bernice married [[Adrien Arsenault]].<ref name="weeks"/>
== References ==
*[http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32959 ''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887'' JA Gemmill]
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