Donald Cromwell McDonald (born November 17, 1879) was a politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Canada

Canada

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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 from 1914 to 1915, as a member of the Liberal Party

Manitoba Liberal Party

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.

McDonald was born in Bruce County

Bruce County, Ontario

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, Ontario

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, and was educated at Port Elgin

Port Elgin, Ontario

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 and Owen Sound

Owen Sound, Ontario

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. He later moved to Manitoba, and worked as a grain dealer. In religion, McDonald was a Presbyterian.

McDonald was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1914

Manitoba's general election of July 10, 1914 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a fifth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party, led by premier Rodmond P. Roblin...

, defeating Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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 candidate E. Graham by thirty votes in the Russell constituency. The Conservatives won the election, and McDonald sat with his party in opposition.

The Conservative administration of Rodmond P. Roblin was forced to resign from office in 1915, amid a serious corruption scandal. A new election was called

Manitoba general election, 1915

Manitoba's general election of August 6, 1915 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election was held only one year after the previous general election of 1914. In that election, the governing Conservatives of premier Rodmond P. Roblin were...

, which the Liberals won in a landslide. McDonald was not a candidate.