Peter McDonald (1836 – 12 March 1891)'Obituary', ''The Times'', 14 March 1891 was an Irish teacher, businessman and politician. Born in

Kilfinane Kilfinnane or Kilfinane () ( or , ) is a small market town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town's name comes from the Irish (church) and (Finnian), making its meaning "Church of Saint Finnian". Kilfinnane is located approximately 40&nbs ...

, County Limerick, the son of Randal McDonald, he became a teacher in

Blackrock College Blackrock College () is a voluntary day and boarding Catholic secondary school for boys aged 13–18, in Williamstown, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. It was founded by French missionary Jules Leman in 1860 as a school and later became al ...

, then a commercial traveller, and then a partner in Cantwell and McDonald, wine merchants and distillers of Dublin.'Biographies of Candidates', ''The Times'', 27 November 1885. In the general election of 1885 he was elected member of parliament for North Sligo, a seat which he held until his death in 1891. He died at his home in Kingstown (

Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire ( , ) is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. The town was built up alongside a small existing settlement following 1816 legislation th ...

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* 1836 births 1891 deaths Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Sligo constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 Politicians from County Limerick Businesspeople from County Limerick {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub