Margaret M. Doud was born on May 29, 1943.[1] Her father, Robert Doud, and her grandfather, James Doud, both were mayor of Mackinac Island prior to her tenure.[2] She is a graduate of Central Michigan University.[2]
Doud was first appointed to the Mackinac Island City Council in 1974, filling the term of retiring council-member Dennis Brodeur.[3] In 1975, Doud defeated former mayor Otto Emmons to succeed retiring incumbent Clemens Gunn. She took office on April 14, 1975.[2]
On May 22, 2005, she was given special recognition for her service. This included a certificate of recognition by Senator Debbie Stabenow and a tribute by the State of Michigan and then-Governor Jennifer Granholm. She was also presented with a flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol building by Fr. Jim Williams, the pastor of Ste. Anne's Church, on behalf of Congressman Bart Stupak.[4]
As well as being the mayor, she managed the historical Windermere Hotel along with her mother, Jannette Doud, and now manages it full-time after her mother's death in 2015.[5] She occasionally contributes to The Mackinac Island Town Crier, the island's local weekly, seasonal newspaper.
