Alexander Francis Macdonald
| Alexander Francis Macdonald | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cornwall | |
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In office 1874 – 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Darby Bergin |
| Succeeded by | Darby Bergin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1818 St. Raphael's, Upper Canada |
| Died |
April 12, 1913 Cornwall, Ontario |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | railway contractor |
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Alexander Francis Macdonald (1818 in St. Raphael's, Upper Canada – 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]
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