Douglas MacDonald (1900–1996) was a farmer, miner and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1939 to 1945 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Archibald MacDonald and Annie MacKinnon. MacDonald married Lillian McLellan. He served in the artillery during

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. He was president of the local chapter of the

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. MacDonald won the first seat for the CCF in the Nova Scotia legislature in 1939; he was elected in a by-election held after

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resigned his seat.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1900 births 1996 deaths People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Democratic Party MLAs Nova Scotia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly Trade unionists from Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub