Temple William Faber MacDonald

MACDONALD, TEMPLE WILLIAM FABER, merchant, business person, and military officer; b. 27 January 1875 in Georgetown, son of Archibald J. Macdonald and Marion Murphy; m. a Maclnnis from the United States of America and they had one son; Roman Catholic; d. 2 April 1918 in France. Macdonald, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1912 for 5th Kings, the seat that had been held for many years by his father. Macdonald was educated in Georgetown, St. Mary's College, and St. Ignatius College in Montreal. He was a merchant engaged in business in Georgetown as a partner with A. A. Macdonald and Brothers. Upon the outbreak of the First World War, Macdonald left the province for Quebec in 1914, where he was named a Lieutenant in artillery. Eventually he served with the 98th Battery, which subsequently became the Second Siege Battery. Macdonald returned home briefly in 1915, before leaving for Europe in November of that year. He was named Captain in February 1916, after service in France. Later Macdonald was appointed to command the Fifth Siege Battery as a Major. He was killed in action in France on 2 April 1918, and was buried at Aubigny Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.