McDonald, Lewis Richard
Personal
Birth Date:
22 December 1881 (Auchterhead, Lanark)
Death Date:
18 September 1936 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Lewis McDonald and Isabella (nee Lyon)
Family:
Alexandra McDonald Hunter on 16 January 1911 at Corinda, 3 sons
Education:
Boys' Central School, Brisbane
Career
Compositor; Union organiser, Queensland Typographical Association; Queensland secretary, anti-conscription campaign committees, 1916-1917
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | ALP | Legislative Council | 10 Oct 1917 | 23 Mar 1922 | Council Abolished |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Fortitude Valley Workers' Political Organisation; Co-founder, Workers' Educational Association
Sources:
Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Waterson, DB, 'McDonald, Lewis Richard (1881-1936)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.10, Melbourne University Press, 1986, pp252-253
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