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E. R. McDonald | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | |
| In office 1935–1939 | |
| Constituency | Westmorland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1871 Pointe-du-Chêne, New Brunswick |
| Died | February 16, 1952 (aged 80) Shediac, New Brunswick |
| Political party | New Brunswick Liberal Association |
| Spouse | Gertrude Ryan |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Shediac, New Brunswick |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Edward Richard McDonald (September 24, 1871 – February 16, 1952)[1] was a Canadian lawyer, politician and inventor. He served as a lawyer for more than 5 years.
In 1926, both the United States Patent and Canadian Patent Offices issued similar patents to McDonald for a board game called Crossword Game. The wood tile game featuring letters of the alphabet with point value was played on a checker board and predates the first version of Scrabble by 12 years.[2]
- ^ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick". archives.gnb.ca. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ David Johnston and, Tom Jenkins (2017). How Canadian Innovators Made the World Ingenious. Canada: Signal, McCelland & Stewart. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7710-5091-6.