Malcolm MacDonald was a merchant, ship owner, shipbuilder and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 3rd Kings

3rd Kings

3rd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the western central portion of Kings County....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 from 1900 to 1902 as a Liberal

Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...

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He was born in Uigg, Prince Edward Island

Uigg, Prince Edward Island

Uigg is a settlement in Prince Edward Island. is also the name of a well known metal band which is from Prince Edward Island....

, the son of Donald MacDonald and Margaret Gordon, and was educated there. He married Grace Snelgrave in 1872. MacDonald established a shipbuilding and trading firm at Montague Bridge in partnership with Lewis Westaway

Lewis Westaway

Lewis John Westaway was a merchant, ship's captain, ship owner and political figure on Prince Edward Island...

. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1882, 1893 and 1897. He served as a minister without portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...

 in the province's Executive Council. MacDonald died in office in Charlottetown

Charlottetown

Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

at the age of 66.