Maynard Freeman McDonald

MCDONALD, MAYNARD FREEMAN, merchant and hotel keeper; b. 3 July 1876 in Montague, son of Norman J. McDonald and Annie McLeod; m. 24 September 1902 Nellie Westaway, and there were no children; Baptist; d. 14 April 1968 in Montague. McDonald, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1923 for 4th Kings. He was defeated in the general elections of 1927 and 1931. McDonald served as one of the first mayors of the town of Montague before entering provincial politics, and also acted as a Justice of the Peace. McDonald was educated at the local schools in Montague, and later attended Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown. He was a merchant and hotel keeper in Montague, operating the McDonald Hotel and General Store for many years. Maynard McDonald died 14 April 1968 at Riverview Manor. Nellie McDonald, the daughter of Nathaniel and May Westaway, was born 6 May 1876 and died 15 September 1956.