Peter J. McDonald

Peter James McDonald
Vice-President of the Killarney Industrial Development Board, Killarney town councillor
In office 1954–1958
Mayor of Killarney
In office 1959–1963
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Turtle Mountain
In office 14 December 1962 – 23 June 1966
Personal details
Born	(1912-07-16)July 16, 1912 Cartwright, Manitoba, Canada
Died	May 4, 1971(1971-05-04) (aged 53) Victoria, BC, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Elizabeth Doris Mitchell ​ ​ (m. 1941)​ [1]

Peter J. McDonald (July 16, 1912, in Cartwright, Manitoba[2] – May 4, 1971, in Victoria B.C.[3]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1966.[4]

McDonald was educated at Holmfield, Manitoba[2] and worked as an International Harvester dealer and farmer, also raising purebred Hereford cattle.[5] He served as vice-president of the Industrial Development Board of Killarney, was a councillor in that town from 1954 to 1958, and served as its mayor from 1959 to 1963.[2]

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1962 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Edward Dow[4] by 1,015 votes in the constituency of Turtle Mountain. He served as a backbench supporter of Dufferin Roblin's government during his time in the legislature. In the 1966 election, he lost to Dow[4] by only five votes. He did not seek a return to the legislature after this time.

McDonald moved to Victoria, British Columbia around 1967 and died there a few years later.[5]

References

1. Martin, Sandra (May 31, 2010). "Duff Roblin, former Manitoba premier, dies at 92". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
2. "Peter James McDonald (1912-1971)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
3. "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-09-03.^[permanent dead link‍]
4. "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
5. "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-11-01.