John Joseph McDonald

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]

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

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
  1. http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/mcdonaldj427.htm
  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 and Bennett (1980), page 105.

Further reading
  • Bennett, Scott; Bennett, Barbara (1980), A Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament 1851–1960, Canberra, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-1080-0
  • Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890–1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-1334-6.
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