John R. MacDonald was a Michigan politician. He was a member of Knights of the Loyal Guard,

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Early life

On March 30, 1857, MacDonald was born in Moretown, Washington County,

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. In 1895, he was the first captain-general of Division No. 1 of The Knights of the Loyal Guard, a fraternal beneficiary society. In 1905 and 1906, he served as Worshipful Master o
Genesee Lodge No. 174 of the Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan.
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Political life

He was elected as the

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of City of Flint in 1914 for a single 1-year term defeating his predecessor,

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Post-political life

MacDonald died at Hurley Hospital from injuries from a fall at home in January 1946. He was cremated with his ashes interred at Avondale Cemetery, Flint, Michigan.

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1857 births 1946 deaths American people of Scottish descent American Freemasons Mayors of Flint, Michigan Michigan Progressives (1912) 20th-century mayors of places in Michigan {{Michigan-mayor-stub