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John Joseph McDonald

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John Joseph McDonald
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
for Bass
In office
9 June 1934 – 16 April 1945
Personal details
Born(1904-03-25)25 March 1904
Gormanston, Tasmania, Australia
Died24 February 1959(1959-02-24) (aged 54)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
Domestic partnerMarjorie Holgate
RelationsJames McDonald (father)
Thomas Raymond McDonald (brother)
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1940–1943
RankLieutenant
Unit1st Motor Brigade

John Joseph McDonald (25 March 1904 – 24 February 1959) was Labor Party Member of the Tasmania House of Assembly for the electorate of Bass from 9 June 1934 until his resignation on 16 April 1945. He was the son of James McDonald and the brother of Thomas Raymond McDonald, both also members of the Tasmanian Parliament.[1]

From 1940 to 1943, during World War II, McDonald served in the Australian Army with the 1st Motor Brigade, and was discharged with the rank of lieutenant.[2]

McDonald, then a bookmaker,[3] was sentenced to ten years imprisonment in 1951 for the manslaughter in Burnie of his then de facto wife Marjorie Holgate (also known as Marjorie McDonald).[4] John McDonald was released in April 1956, and then served as a public service clerk in the Public Works Department at Poatina until his death.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Members of the Parliament of Tasmania https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/resources/about-parliament/historyindex/members/mcdonaldj427. Retrieved 24 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ MCDONALD, JOHN JOSEPH, WW2 Nominal Roll.
  3. ^ "Bookmaker On Murder Charge". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 8 February 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. ^ The Argus (Melbourne), 17 April 1951, page 20.
  5. ^ Bennett, Scott & Bennett, Barbara (1980). Biographical register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851–1960 (PDF). ANU Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780994637413.

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