▁by ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party ▁under ▁John ▁C ain ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁also ▁Deput y ▁Premier ▁of ▁Victoria ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁under ▁Premier ▁Thomas ▁H oll way . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁F alk irk , ▁Scotland , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁gro cer , ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Car mu irs ▁School . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁Mc Donald ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁She pp art on , ▁Victoria ▁where ▁they ▁ran ▁a ▁da iry ▁farm . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Mc Donald ▁( who ▁was ▁ 1 7 ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Imperial ▁Force ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁Battalion ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 7 ▁death s ▁Category : P rem iers ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁Category : National ▁Party ▁of ▁Australia ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Category : T reas ur ers ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Category : De put y ▁Prem iers ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Category : Austral ian ▁Kn ights ▁Bach elor ▁Category : Austral ian ▁polit icians ▁awarded ▁kn