Physician and surgeon.
Born at St. Catharines, Ontario on 11 June 1862, son of Frederick W. and Eliza Clara Macdonald, he was educated at Toronto and Edinburgh University (Scotland). He commenced the practice of medicine at Brandon, where he was city and provincial health officer and surgeon to the Canadian Pacific Railway. He served on the Brandon School Board and, in 1888, was President of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1909.
In 1885, he married Rachel Bell Bryson (1861-1951) and they had three children: Marion Easter Macdonald (1888-1975, wife of ? Bull), Frederick William Macdonald (1889-1962), and Jean M. Macdonald (1892-1933, wife of ? Wallas). He was a member of the Vancouver Club and Conservative party. In 1911, his address was 1641 Robson Street, Vancouver.
He died at Vancouver, British Columbia on 28 April 1932.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, 1911. C. W. Parker, editor. Canadian Press Association, Vancouver.
Death registrations [John Angus Macdonald, Rachel Bell Macdonald], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 March 2024
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