Joseph E. McDonald | |
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| United States Senator fromIndiana | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel D. Pratt |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Attorney General ofIndiana | |
| In office 1856–1860 | |
| Governor | Joseph A. Wright Ashbel P. Willard |
| Preceded by | James Morrison |
| Succeeded by | James G. Jones |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | John Pettit |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Mace |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Ewing McDonald August 29, 1819 |
| Died | June 21, 1891(1891-06-21) (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Crown Hill Cemetery and Arboretum, Section 13, Lot 13 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Wabash College,Asbury University |
| Profession | Politician,lawyer,saddler |
Joseph Ewing McDonald (August 29, 1819 – June 21, 1891) was an Americanpolitician who served as aUnited States representative andSenator fromIndiana. He also served as Indiana's 2ndAttorney General and unsuccessfully sought theDemocratic nomination forPresident in1884.
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McDonald was born inButler County, Ohio, the son of Eleanor (Piatt) and John McDonald. He moved with his mother toMontgomery County, Indiana, in 1826 and apprenticed to the saddler's trade when twelve years of age inLafayette, Indiana. He attendedWabash College (Crawfordsville) and graduated fromIndiana Asbury University (Greencastle, Indiana; nowDePauw University) in 1840. Also in 1840, he worked on theWabash and Erie Canal. He studied law in Lafayette and was admitted to thebar in 1843, after which he practiced. He wasprosecuting attorney from 1843 to 1847 and in the latter year moved to Crawfordsville where he practiced law until 1859.[1]
McDonald was elected as aDemocrat to the Thirty-first Congress, serving from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1850, and was electedIndiana Attorney General in 1856 and was reelected in 1858. In 1859, He moved toIndianapolis in 1859, where he formed a law partnership with formerIndiana Supreme Court JusticeAddison Roache. He was an unsuccessful candidate forGovernor of Indiana in1864, and was elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1881. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Forty-sixth Congress). McDonald sought his party's nomination forU.S. President at the1884 Democratic National Convention inChicago, but was defeated byNew York GovernorGrover Cleveland.[1]
McDonald died in Indianapolis in 1891; interment was inCrown Hill Cemetery (Section 13, Lot 13).
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Indiana Attorney General 1856-1860 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Indiana 1864 | Succeeded by Thomas A. Hendricks |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 8th congressional district March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Indiana 1875–1881 Served alongside:Oliver P. Morton,Daniel W. Voorhees | Succeeded by |
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| Public Lands and Surveys (1921–1947) | ||
| Interior and Insular Affairs (1947–1977) | ||
| Energy and Natural Resources (1977–) | ||
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