James Emmanuel MacDonald (January 5, 1842 – October 1, 1903) was a merchant and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1873 to 1882 and from 1890 to 1904 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Angus MacDonald, and was educated there. In 1864, he moved to Cardigan, where he entered into business with Hugh McDonald. Around 1876, he established his own ship building business. He married Georgina Stevens in 1877. MacDonald was first elected to the provincial assembly in 1873 after

Augustine Colin Macdonald Augustine Colin Macdonald (June 30, 1837 – July 16, 1919) was a Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented King's County (electoral district), King's County and later King's (Prince Edward Island electoral district), King's in t ...

was elected to the House of Commons. He retired from politics in 1882 but was elected again in 1890 after the death of Hugh Lord McDonald. MacDonald served in the province's Executive Council as Commissioner of Public Works from 1890 to 1891, when he resigned from the council. MacDonald was also a member of the Dairymen's Association for the province. He died in office in 1903 during a trip to

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''Past and Present of Prince Edward Island ...'', DA MacKinnon & AB Warburton (1906)
1842 births 1903 deaths Politicians from Kings County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub