John Walter McDonald was a Canadian lawyer, judge and provincial politician from Alberta. He served as Mayor of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Chief Judge of the District Court of Southern Alberta, and also l
McDonald in 1944
John Walter McDonald in his Macleod office in 1920
The 1930 Alberta general election was held on June 19, 1930, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
John W. McDonald
…contested race at a convention held on March 28, 1930. He won the leadership on the third ballot against Hugh John Montgomery and William Howson. The 1930 Alberta general election was held three months later. McDonald led the Liberals to four seat gain over the last election despite losing almost 2% of their popular vote. In his…