James Augustine MacDonald

MACDONALD, K.C., JAMES AUGUSTINE, lawyer; b. 4 April 1888 in Emerald, son of James Macdonald and Catherine Croken; m. 25 July 1920 Nellie Morgan and they had two children, Mary Catherine and Anna Pauline; Roman Catholic; d. 10 February 1965 in Charlottetown. Macdonald, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1923 for 3rd Queens. He was re-elected in the general election of 1931. He was defeated in the general election of 1927. Macdonald received his post-secondary education at Prince ofWales College and St. Dunstan's College in Charlottetown, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Following college, Macdonald read law with James D. Stewart* and was called to the Bar in 1919. He was appointed King's Counsel in 1926. Macdonald became acting Attorney-General of the Summerside Court in 1933, where he successfully prosecuted five criminal cases. He served as solicitor for the Canadian Farm Loan Board of Prince Edward Island and the Board of Public Utilities. In addition to his public legal endeavours, he was associated with the firm of Macdonald and MacPhee, and, when this partnership terminated, began his own practice, specializing as a defence lawyer. In later years, he served as secretary of the Liquor Control Commission. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Caledonia Club. James Macdonald died 10 February 1965 at the Charlottetown Hospital. Nellie Macdonald, the daughter of James Morgan, died in 1944.