Daniel Duncan McDonald (May 13, 1865 – November 1945) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1910 to 1914, as a member of the

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. McDonald was born in

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(now

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), and educated at Lochaber, East Williams Township in Middlesex County. He later moved to Manitoba, and worked as a farmer. He served as a councillor in the Municipality of Swan River for four years, and was reeve for two years. In religion, McDonald was a

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. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1910 provincial election, defeating

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incumbent James W. Robson by 29 votes. The Conservatives won the election, and McDonald served in the legislature as a member of the opposition. He did not seek re-election in 1914. McDonald then left the Liberal Party, and attempted to return to the legislature as a Conservative in the 1915 election. The Conservatives were resoundingly defeated in this campaign, and McDonald lost to Liberal candidate

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by 212 votes.

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* 1865 births Canadian Presbyterians Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs People from Middlesex County, Ontario Year of death missing People from Swan River, Manitoba 20th-century mayors of places in Manitoba 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba {{Manitoba-mayor-stub