Archibald McDonald (Canadian politician)

Archibald McDonald (April 16, 1849[1] – after 1924) was a general merchant[2] and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1903 to 1907 and from 1909 to 1924 as a Conservative.

He was born at Ste-Anne-de-Prescott, Ontario, the son of Archibald McDonald and Catherine Cattanach, and educated at Carillon Academy near Hawkesbury. In 1887, McDonald married Lillian MacMillan. He was president of McDonald and McGillivray Ltd. in Clinton.[2] His election in 1903 was declared void, but he defeated David Alexander Stoddart to win the subsequent by-election held in 1904. McDonald was defeated by Mark Robert Eagleson when he ran for reelection in 1907, then defeated Eagleson in 1909 and was reelected in 1912, 1916 and 1920.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Parker, C. W (1913). Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women. Volume 1. p. 528. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 McDonell, James K; Campbell,Robert Bennett ISBN=1-896182-71-2 (1997). Lords of the North. GeneralStore PublishingHouse. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  3. ↑ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-27.