alexander, mcdonald, american, politician, alexander, mcdonald, april, 1832, december, 1903, republican, politician, represented, arkansas, united, states, senate, during, reconstruction, years, from, 1868, 1871, alexander, mcdonaldunited, states, senatorfrom,. Alexander McDonald April 10 1832 December 13 1903 was a Republican politician who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate during the Reconstruction years from 1868 to 1871 Alexander McDonaldUnited States Senatorfrom ArkansasIn office June 22 1868 March 3 1871Preceded byWilliam K SebastianSucceeded byPowell ClaytonPersonal detailsBorn 1832 04 10 April 10 1832Lock Haven Clinton CountyPennsylvania USADiedDecember 13 1903 1903 12 13 aged 71 Norwood St Lawrence County New YorkPolitical partyRepublicanBiography editMcDonald was born near Lock Haven in Clinton County in north central Pennsylvania and attended Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport and Lewisburg University both in Pennsylvania In 1857 he moved to Kansas became involved in business and served in the Union Army during the American Civil War Upon completion of his service in 1863 McDonald moved to the capital city of Little Rock to work in banking He served as a member of the state s constitutional convention upon readmission to the Union he was elected by the Arkansas General Assembly to the Senate in 1868 with service for three years He was defeated for reelection in 1870 McDonald was later commissioned by U S President Chester A Arthur to examine the conditions of portions of the Northern Pacific Railroad a task he completed in 1885 Later in his career he became interested in the development of railroads He moved to New York City in 1900 McDonald died in Norwood a village in St Lawrence County in northern New York State his body was returned to Lock Haven for burial McDonald s Little Rock home the McDonald Wait Newton House still stands and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 1 Notes edit Pulaski County nationalregisterofhistoricplaces com Retrieved 16 March 2021 External links editBrief biography at Infoplease United States Congress Alexander McDonald id M000408 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008 09 27 U S Senate Preceded byWilliam K Sebastian preceding American Civil War U S senator Class 2 from Arkansas1868 1871 Served alongside Benjamin F Rice Succeeded byPowell Clayton nbsp nbsp This article about an Arkansas politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander McDonald American politician amp oldid 1108388917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,