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Alexander Francis Macdonald

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Alexander Francis Macdonald
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Cornwall
In office
1874–1878
Preceded byDarby Bergin
Succeeded byDarby Bergin
Personal details
Born1818
St. Raphael's, Upper Canada
DiedApril 12, 1913
Cornwall, Ontario
NationalityBritish subject
Political partyLiberal
Occupationrailway contractor

Alexander Francis Macdonald (1818 – April 12, 1913) was a politician and railway contractor.

The son of Alexander Macdonald, he was educated in Cornwall and at St Raphael's College. He settled in Cornwall. Macdonald was president of the Canada Cotton Company.[1] After being elected in the 1874 election on January 22, he was unseated by petition on September 7, 1874, and re-elected on October 20 the same year. Macdonald did not run in the 1878 election. His brothers, John Sandfield Macdonald and Donald Alexander Macdonald, were also Members of Parliament.

Macdonald never married. He died in Cornwall at the age of 95.[1]

Electoral record

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1872 Canadian federal election: Cornwall
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–Conservative Darby Bergin acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]

On Mr. Macdonald being unseated on petition, 7 September 1874:

By-election on 20 October 1874
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MACDONALD, Alexander Francis 471
Liberal–Conservative BERGIN, Darby 448

References

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  1. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
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