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Mar 22, 1875 Died on 19 Oct 1953 (aged 78)
Canadian politician
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About Donald Maclennan
- Donald MacLennan (March 22, 1875 – October 19, 1953) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1925 and then Inverness—Richmond in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1940 as a Liberal member.
- MacLennan sat for Margaree Forks division in the Senate of Canada from 1940 to 1953. He was born in Margaree, Nova Scotia, the son of Donald MacLennan and Flora MacDonald.
- MacLennan was educated at Saint Francis Xavier College.
- He received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie University in 1905.
- In the same year, he married Mathilda McDaniel.
- He was called to the bar in the following year and set up practice at Port Hood.
- MacLennan was president of the Eastern Journal Publishing Company.
- He served on the municipal council for Port Hood in 1907 and was named treasurer for Inverness County in 1910.
- MacLennan ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1926, however he was elected in 1935.
- He remained in office for 18 years until his death at the age of 76.
