Malcolm McDonald

MCDONALD, MALCOLM, merchant, ship owner, and shipbuilder; b. 10 July 1836 in Uigg, son of Donald McDonald and Margaret Gordon; m. 30 September 1872 Grace Snelgrave, and they had two children, Annie and Harold; Presbyterian; d. 23 September 1902 in Charlottetown. McDonald, a Liberal, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1900 for 3rd Kings. He was defeated in the general elections of 1882, 1893, and 1897. During his time in office, he served on Executive Council as a Minister without Portfolio. He died while sitting as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. McDonald received his education at the Uigg School. From an early age, he was involved in mercantile pursuits. Early in his career, he worked in the store of Patrick Stevens of Orwell. Eventually McDonald moved to Montague Bridge. He established a shipbuilding and trading company with Captain Lewis John Westaway* in 1867 under the firm name Westaway and McDonald located in Georgetown. When Westaway died in 1885, McDonald continued to operate the business under the same name. In 1896 he was appointed an Agent for the Dominion Government's winter steamers docked in Georgetown. Malcolm McDonald died 23 September 1902. Grace McDonald was the daughter of William Snelgrave of Charlottetown.