Joseph Macdonald, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian lawyer, magistrate and political figure in Nova Scotia
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Place of Birth: Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Joseph Macdonald
- Joseph Macdonald, K C (January 14, 1863 – February 16, 1942) was a lawyer, magistrate and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- He represented Cape Breton Centre from 1925 to 1933 and Cape Breton North from 1933 to 1937 as a Conservative member. He was born in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, the son of Michael and Catherine Macdonald.
- He was educated at the University of Ottawa and Dalhousie University.
- In 1893, he married Teresa Mary MacDonald.
- Macdonald served as military censor during World War I.
- He was a member of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia from 1931 to 1933.
- He died in North Sydney at the age of 79. His son John Michael Macdonald served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, 1956–1960 and the Senate of Canada, 1960–1997.
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