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Nov 01, 1844 Pitlochry, Scotland, United Kingdom Died on 28 Aug 1928 (aged 83)
Canadian politician, Mayor of Winnipeg
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About Alexander Macdonald Manitoba Politician
- Alexander Macdonald (1 November 1844 – 28 August 1928) was a Canadian politician, the 12th Mayor of Winnipeg in 1892.Macdonald was born in Pitlochry, Scotland and moved to Canada in 1868, eventually settling in Winnipeg in 1871.
- He contributed to the establishment of the Manitoba Free Press newspaper in 1872, among his numerous commercial activities.
- He headed the Winnipeg-based A.
- Macdonald & Co.
- whose market extended throughout western Canada, between Fort William and Vancouver.
- He also became president of the Great-West Life Insurance Company in 1894.He served as Winnipeg's mayor for one year, 1892.
- In 1910, the Winnipeg Telegram reported that he was one of that city's 19 millionaires.
