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MACDONALD, GEORGE ALLISON, salesperson, manufacturer’s agent, and wholesaler; b. 29 August 1918 in West Covehead, son of Peter MacDonald and Margaret Ethelbert; m. 9 February 1939 Olave Partridge, and they had six children, Marilyn, Judith, Susan, Linda, Kim, and Peter J.; Presbyterian; d. 11 February 2000 in Halifax. MacDonald, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1970 for 6th Queens. He was re-elected in the general election of 1974. He was defeated in the general elections of 1978 and 1979. In 1970 MacDonald was named Liberal Whip and held that position throughout his term in the Legislative Assembly. He served as president of the 5th Queens, Queens County, and Prince Edward Island Liberal Executives respectively. While a Member of the Legislature, his major areas of interest were seniors’ housing, social services, and attracting jobs to his constituency. MacDonald was elected as councillor of the City of Charlottetown from 1966 to 1969. His brother B. Earle’' was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1951 to 1959, and served as Minister of Health and Welfare and Provincial Secretary and Treasurer. “Addie” MacDonald, as he was known, and his family moved to Charlottetown at an early age. When he was two years old, his father opened P. J.’s grocery store in Charlottetown and continued the business until his death in 1948. MacDonald was educated at West Kent School and Prince of Wales College. Following service in the military, he worked as a travelling salesperson on the Island, and was employed by Purity Flour, DeBlois Brothers, and Cody’s Limited. In 1968 MacDonald established his own business as a manufacturer’s agent and marketed a number of sanitation products to hotels, businesses, and institutions. In the early 1970s, he started his own company, Isan Limited, and sold sanitation products until shortly before his death. MacDonald was the provincial commissioner for the National Centennial Commission in 1967. He served as an elder and a member of the board of trustees at Zion Presbyterian Church, and took part in a number of outreach ministries. Addie MacDonald died 11 February 2000. Olave MacDonald is the daughter of Cyrus L. Partridge of Mount Stewart and Annabelle MacKenzie of Murray River. She was born on 30 June 1918., CPG 1959, 1978, 1979; Guardian 10 February 2001, 14 February 2000; Monitor 2 March 1977.