▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁in ▁St . ▁Rap ha el ' s , ▁Upper ▁Canada , ▁Donald ▁Alexander ▁Mac don ald ▁studied ▁at ▁St ▁Rap ha el ' s ▁College ▁under ▁the ▁first ▁Catholic ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ontario , ▁Alexander ▁Mac don ell . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁railway ▁contract or ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Gl eng ar ry ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Post master ▁General ▁of ▁Canada . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁Mac don ald ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁fourth ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ontario ▁and ▁held ▁that ▁post ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Montreal ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁John ▁Sand field ▁Mac don ald , ▁the ▁first ▁Premier ▁of ▁Ontario , ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Francis ▁Mac don ald , ▁the ▁MP ▁for ▁Corn wall ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁Family ▁Hon . ▁Donald ▁Alexander ▁Mac don ald , ▁P . C ., ▁and ▁Lieutenant - G overn or ▁of ▁Ontario , ▁ 1 8 7 5 – 8 0 , ▁married ▁ ▁Catherine ▁F ras er , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Colonel ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Alexander ▁F