William Ross Macdonald
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The Honourable William Ross Macdonald PC OC CD QC |
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| 21st Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
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In office July 4, 1968 – April 10, 1974 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | |
| Premier | |
| Preceded by | William Earl Rowe |
| Succeeded by | Pauline Mills McGibbon |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | |
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In office April 22, 1963 – February 2, 1964 |
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| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Alfred Johnson Brooks |
| Succeeded by | John Joseph Connolly |
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In office 1953–1957 |
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| Prime Minister | Louis St. Laurent |
| Preceded by | Wishart McLea Robertson |
| Succeeded by | John Thomas Haig |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Senate | |
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In office 1957–1963 |
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| Preceded by | John Thomas Haig |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Johnson Brooks |
| 18th Solicitor General of Canada | |
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In office January 12, 1954 – June 20, 1957 |
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| Prime Minister | Louis St. Laurent |
| Preceded by | Ralph Campney |
| Succeeded by | Léon Balcer |
| Senator for Brantford, Ontario | |
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In office June 12, 1953 – December 22, 1967 |
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| Appointed by | Louis St. Laurent |
| 22nd Speaker of the House of Commons | |
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In office September 15, 1949 – June 11, 1953 |
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| Monarch |
George VI Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
The Viscount Alexander of Tunis Georges Vanier |
| Prime Minister | Louis St. Laurent |
| Preceded by | Gaspard Fauteux |
| Succeeded by | Louis-René Beaudoin |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Member of Parliament for Brantford |
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In office 1949–1953 |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | James Elisha Brown |
| Member of Parliament for Brantford City |
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In office 1935–1949 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Edwy Ryerson |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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December 25, 1891 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | May 28, 1976 (aged 84) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
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| Battles/wars | First World War |
William Ross Macdonald, PC OC CD QC (December 25, 1891 – May 28, 1976), served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1968 to 1974, and as Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1953.
Macdonald was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a dry goods merchant who had immigrated from Scotland. He went on to study law at the University of Toronto and the Osgoode Hall Law School. Upon completion, he practised law in Brantford, Ontario, and served with the 2nd Cycle Corps and 4th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War.
In 1921, Macdonald married Muriel Whittaker.
Macdonald sought Liberal Party nomination to run for election to the Canadian House of Commons for the 1926 election, but lost the nomination by a single vote. He won the nomination for the Brantford riding in the next election, but lost the election. Macdonald was elected in the 1935 election. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) until 1953.
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