Hugh John Macdonald

Sir Hugh John Macdonald
8th Premier of Manitoba
In office
January 10, 1900 – October 29, 1900
MonarchVictoria
Lieutenant GovernorJames C. Patterson
Daniel Hunter McMillan
Preceded byThomas Greenway
Succeeded byRodmond Roblin
Member of Parliament
for Winnipeg
In office
March 5, 1891 – May 4, 1893
Preceded byWilliam Bain Scarth
Succeeded byJoseph Martin
In office
June 23, 1896 – March 29, 1897
Preceded byJoseph Martin
Succeeded byRichard Willis Jameson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Winnipeg South
In office
December 7, 1899 – October 29, 1900
Preceded byJohn Donald Cameron
Succeeded byJames Thomas Gordon
Personal details
Born(1850-03-13)March 13, 1850
Kingston, Canada West
DiedMarch 29, 1929(1929-03-29) (aged 79)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Jean Murray King
(m. 1876; died 1881)
Gertrude Agnes VanKoughnet
(m. 1883)
Children
  • Isabella Mary "Daisy" Gainsford (née Macdonald)
  • John Alexander "Jack" Macdonald
Parent(s)John A. Macdonald
Isabella Clark
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BA)
OccupationLawyer
Professionpolitician
CabinetMinister of the Interior (1896)
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1896)
President of the Council (1900)
Attorney-General (1900)
Municipal Commissioner (1900)
Railway Commissioner (1900)
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUpper Canada
Branch/serviceCanadian militia
Years of service1866-1885
RankPrivate
Ensign
Lieutenant
Unit14th Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
90th Winnipeg Rifles
Battles/wars

Sir Hugh John Macdonald, PC (March 13, 1850 – March 29, 1929) was the only surviving son of the first prime minister of Canada, John A. Macdonald. He too was a politician, serving as a member of the House of Commons of Canada and a federal cabinet minister, and briefly as the eighth premier of Manitoba.