John Joseph MacDonald
John Joseph MacDonald (September 21, 1891 - September 24, 1986) was a member of the Senate of Canada from Prince Edward Island.
A farmer by occupation, MacDonald was born and raised in .
He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I and had the rank of lieutenant at the end of the war. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in September 1918.[1]
MacDonald served as president of the PEI Dairymen's Association and was also a volunteer board member of the East River Telephone Company and the East River Dairy Company.[1]
A Progressive Conservative, he was summoned to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in 1958 and served in the upper house until his retirement in 1971.
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- ^ a b Lords of the North By James K. McDonell, Robert B. Campbell, page 247 (1997)
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- 1891 births
- 1986 deaths
- People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island
- Canadian senators from Prince Edward Island
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators
- Canadian recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal
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