John Joseph MacDonald (September 21, 1891 - September 24, 1986) was a member of the

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from

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. A farmer by occupation, MacDonald was born and raised in Glenfinnan, Prince Edward Island, but worked for many years in Alberta. He enlisted in the

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during

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and had the rank of

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at the end of the war. He was awarded the

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in September 1918.''Lords of the North''
By James K. McDonell, Robert B. Campbell, page 247 (1997) MacDonald served as president of the PEI Dairymen's Association and was also a volunteer board member of the East River Telephone Company and the East River Dairy Company. A Progressive Conservative, he was summoned to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister

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in 1958 and served in the

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until his retirement in 1971. He gave his maiden speech on June 4, 1958. Senator MacDonald was also appointed with Senator Gladstone from Alberta. After Senator James Gladstone, had given his maiden speech about Bill-24 (Indian Act), Senator MacDonald talked about how he ended up in Alberta and started working for a term as a mechanic at an

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with students who were from the Blood and Cree nations. Later after the war had started he met up with one of the former students also fighting in Europe during WWI.Hansard, Debates of the Senate of Canada https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.debates_SOC2401_01/501?r=0&s=1

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* 1891 births 1986 deaths Politicians from Queens County, Prince Edward Island Canadian senators from Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators Canadian recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub