Moses Macdonald | |
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| Member ofU.S. House of Representatives fromMaine's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Elbridge Gerry |
| Succeeded by | John M. Wood |
| MaineState Treasurer | |
| In office 1847–1850 | |
| Member of theMaine State Senate | |
| In office 1847–1848 | |
| Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1845–1846 | |
| Member of theMaine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1841–1843 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1815-04-08)April 8, 1815 |
| Died | October 18, 1869(1869-10-18) (aged 54) |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Party | Democratic |
Moses Macdonald (April 8, 1815 – October 18, 1869) was an American attorney andDemocratic politician in the U.S. state ofMaine. He served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives, theMaine State Senate and asSpeaker of the Maine House of Representatives during the 1800s.
Macdonald was born inLimerick, Massachusetts (now inMaine) and was the son of major General John Macdonald and Lydia Wiley Macdonald.[1] He received an academic education and attendedPhillips Academy.[2] He studied law, wasadmitted to thebar in 1837 and began the practice of law inBiddeford, Maine in 1837.[3]
He served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1841, 1842, and 1845.[4] He was the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives in 1845 and served in the Maine Senate in 1847.[5] He was the MaineState Treasurer from 1847 to 1850.[6]
Macdonald was elected as a Democratic candidate to theThirty-second andThirty-third Congresses, serving from March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855.[7] He was chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims during the Thirty-second Congress.
After leaving Congress, he was appointed collector of customs atPortland, Maine by PresidentJames Buchanan in 1857 and served until 1861.[8] He died inSaco, Maine in 1869 at the age of 54 and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery there.[9]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | 17thSpeaker of the Maine House of Representatives 1845-1846 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Treasurer of Maine 1847–1849 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMaine's 1st congressional district March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | Succeeded by |
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