Augustine Colin Macdonald
Augustine Colin Macdonald (June 30, 1837 – July 16, 1919) was a Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented King's County and later King's in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1874, from 1878 to 1882, from 1883 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1900 as a Liberal-Conservative member. Macdonald served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1915 to 1919.
Augustine Colin Macdonald | |
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Augustine C. Macdonald Source: Library and Archives Canada | |
| 10th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island | |
| In office June 2, 1915 – July 16, 1919 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governors General | The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn The Duke of Devonshire |
| Premier | John Alexander Mathieson Aubin E. Arsenault |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Murdock MacKinnon |
| Member of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 3rd Kings | |
| In office April 19, 1870 – April 24, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Lemuel Owen |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for King's County | |
| In office September 29, 1873 – January 22, 1874 | |
| Succeeded by | Peter Adolphus McIntyre |
| In office September 17, 1878 – June 20, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Adolphus McIntyre |
| Succeeded by | James Edwin Robertson |
| In office April 26, 1883 – February 22, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | James Edwin Robertson |
| Succeeded by | James Edwin Robertson Peter Adolphus McIntyre |
| In office March 5, 1891 – June 23, 1896 | |
| Preceded by | James Edwin Robertson Peter Adolphus McIntyre |
| Succeeded by | The electoral district was abolished in 1892. |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for King's | |
| In office June 23, 1896 – November 7, 1900 | |
| Preceded by | The electoral district was created in 1892. |
| Succeeded by | James Joseph Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 30, 1837 Panmure Island, Prince Edward Island Colony |
| Died | July 16, 1919 (aged 82) Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
| Spouse |
Mary Elizabeth MacDonald
(m. 1865) |
| Relations | Andrew Archibald (brother) Archibald John (brother) John S. MacDonald (father-in-law) |
| Children | M. Josephine, W. Jane, S. Francis, C. Helena, A. Florence, and A. J. Louis |
| Residence(s) | Panmure Island, Prince Edward Island Montague, Prince Edward Island |
| Alma mater | University of Prince Edward Island |
| Occupation | merchant |
| Profession | Politician |
He was born in Panmure Island, the son of Hugh Macdonald, a Scottish immigrant, and was educated in Georgetown and Charlottetown. Macdonald married Mary Elizabeth, the daughter of John Small MacDonald, in 1865. He served as a captain in the militia. He represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1870 to 1873. He resigned his seat in 1873 to run for the federal seat. On June 2, 1915, Macdonald was named Lieutenant Governor. He died in office in 1919.
His brother Andrew Archibald served in the Senate of Canada and was also a Lieutenant Governor for the province and his brother Archibald John was a long-time member of the provincial assembly.
Electoral record
| By-election on 29 September 1873
As a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daniel Davies | acclaimed | |||
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | acclaimed | |||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: King's County | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | Daniel Davies | 1,704 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 1,530 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 1,496 | – | |||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: King's County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 2,264 | – | X | ||||
| Conservative | Ephraim Bell Muttart | 2,077 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 1,499 | – | |||||
| Unknown | Malcolm McFadyen | 1,251 | – | |||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: King's County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 2,124 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | James Edwin Robertson | 2,002 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 1,941 | – | |||||
| Conservative | Ephraim Bell Muttart | 1,854 | – | |||||
| By-election on 26 April 1883
Mr. Robertson was declared not duly elected on the grounds that he was a member of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly at the time of the election. The seat was adjudicated to Mr. MacDonald. | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | acclaimed | |||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: King's County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | J.E. Robertson | 2,434 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 2,431 | – | X | ||||
| Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 2,398 | – | |||||
| Conservative | Ephraim Bell Muttart | 2,355 | – | |||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: King's County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | John McLean | 2,624 | – | X | ||||
| Conservative | Augustine Colin Macdonald | 2,514 | – | X | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Adolphus McIntyre | 2,369 | – | |||||
| Liberal | James Edwin Robertson | 2,276 | – | |||||