James McDonald (Victorian Nationalist politician)
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James McDonald (20 May 1856 – 1933) was an Australian politician.
McDonald was born in Geelong to mason John McDonald and Catherine McIntyre (who were both born in Scotland).[1] He was educated in Winchelsea and became a contractor and then a butcher at Inverleigh. He also ran orchards at Inverleigh and Colac. He served on Bannockburn Shire Council from 1888 to 1917, with four terms as president (1893–95, 1900–01, 1911–12, 1916–17).[1]
In 1917 McDonald was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Polwarth, representing the Economy Party faction of the Nationalists. He was a minister without portfolio from 1924 to 1927. He held his seat until his death at Inverleigh on 15 August 1933.[2] His nephew Allan McDonald succeeded him in the seat.
