Unit 1st Motor Brigade Parents James McDonald Name John McDonald Party Australian Labor Party | Allegiance Australia Role Member of Parliament Service/branch Australian Army Years of service 1940–1943 Spouse Marjorie Holgate Rank Lieutenant | |
Born 25 March 1904
Gormanston, Tasmania, Australia ( 1904-03-25 ) Relations James McDonald (father)
Thomas Raymond McDonald (brother) Died February 24, 1959, Launceston, Australia | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party Domestic partner Marjorie Holgate | ||
John Joseph McDonald (25 March 1904 – 24 February 1959) was Australian Labor Party Member of the Tasmania House of Assembly for the electorate of Bass from 9 June 1934 until his resignation on 16 April 1945. He was the son of James McDonald and the brother of Thomas Raymond McDonald, both also members of the Tasmanian Parliament.
From 1940 to 1943, during World War II, McDonald served in the Australian Army with the 1st Motor Brigade, and was discharged with the rank of lieutenant.
McDonald, then a bookmaker, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment in 1951 for the manslaughter in Burnie of his then de facto wife Marjorie Holgate (also known as Marjorie McDonald). John McDonald was released in April 1956, and then served as a public service clerk in the Public Works Department at Poatina until his death.