John Cumming Macdona (1836 – 4 May 1907) was a British cleric, barrister, and Conservative MP for

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. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in the

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and was Rector of Cheadle, Cheshire until 1873. He was subsequently a vicar in Sefton. He later gave up the clerical life for a career as a politician and barrister, being called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1889. He was elected for

as a Conservative in

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, held the seat in

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and

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, but lost it to the Liberals in the landslide of

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. He was also a breeder of St. Bernard dogs and was President of the Kennel Club.

Sources

*Craig, F.W.S. ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918'' *''

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'', 1893 to 1910 editions *
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