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Authorized form of name
MacDonald, R.C.
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- MacDonald, Roderick Charles
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Dates of existence
1885–1978
History
Roderick Charles (R.C.) MacDonald was born in Hosta, Scotland on November 21, 1885 to Malcolm MacDonald and Mary Ann Macaulay. He married Daisy Elizabeth Wiltshire on June 30, 1915. MacDonald was first elected to Council for the Corporation of the District of Coquitlam in 1922. He served for two years in this capacity before being elected Reeve in 1924. He served as Reeve until 1941 and served as President of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities from 1937-1938. In 1941, he was elected to serve as M.L.A. for the Conservative Party in the Dewdney riding, a position he held until he was defeated in the 1952 election. He served as Minister of Mines from 1945 to 1949 and then Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1949 to 1952. MacDonald died on September 18, 1978.
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Council, 1922-1924
Reeve, 1924-1941
M.L.A. Dewdney riding. 1941-1952
Minister of Mines, 1945-1949
Minister of Municipal Affairs, 1949-1952
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Rules and/or conventions used
Rules for Archival Description (Revised Version – July 2008)
ISAAR (CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families (2nd edition - September 2011)
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created 13-05-2015
Updated 20-10-2020
Updated 25-03-2021
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Walter Bruce MacDonald collection (C18)
BC Archives Microfilm Numbers: B13814, B11383, and B13588