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Alexander Francis Macdonald
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cornwall
In office 1874–1878
Preceded by	Darby Bergin
Succeeded by	Darby Bergin
Personal details
Born	1818 St. Raphael's, Upper Canada
Died	April 12, 1913 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	British subject
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	railway contractor

Alexander Francis Macdonald (1818 – April 12, 1913) was a politician and railway contractor.

The son of Alexander Macdonald, he was educated in Cornwall and at St Raphael's College. He settled in Cornwall. Macdonald was president of the Canada Cotton Company. After being elected in the 1874 election on January 22, he was unseated by petition on September 7, 1874, and re-elected on October 20 the same year. Macdonald did not run in the 1878 election. His brothers, John Sandfield Macdonald and Donald Alexander Macdonald, were also Members of Parliament.

Macdonald never married. He died in Cornwall at the age of 95.

Electoral record

On Mr. Macdonald being unseated on petition, 7 September 1874:

References

1. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
2. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

External links

• Alexander Francis Macdonald – Parliament of Canada biography

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