Peter McDonald (MP)

Peter McDonald (1836 – 12 March 1891)^[1] was an Irish teacher, businessman and politician.

Born in Kilfinane, County Limerick, the son of Randal McDonald,^[1] he became a teacher in Blackrock College, then a commercial traveller, and then a partner in Cantwell and McDonald, wine merchants and distillers of Dublin.^[2]

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).^[1]

Endnotes[]

^ ^a ^b ^c 'Obituary', The Times, 14 March 1891
^ 'Biographies of Candidates', The Times, 27 November 1885.

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Peter McDonald

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New constituency	Member of Parliament for North Sligo 1885 – 1891	Succeeded by Bernard Collery

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[Times-1] 'Obituary', The Times, 14 March 1891

[2] 'Biographies of Candidates', The Times, 27 November 1885.

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