A NOTABLE CAREER ENDED.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14192, 9 January 1917, Page 5

A NOTABLE CAREER ENDED.

■m ■ . ■ Tjie- career of the ■ late • Hon. W. ' J., Macdonald, a Senator of Claaiada (and an uncle of,tho Hon. W., D. S. MacDonald) 1 ' I covers alriio'- V the whole history of British tioUnfibia. as aproynice. ': Jis aiiiv^d. in Vancouver in ;185,1) when, its present capital- was ■ a. small trading Station for , the Bay Company. He was resii dent hero for 65 years, and took adjust pride in the .fact that there was hardly it position of trust or honor open to Him dliring his life time for which he had not befen chosen /by th«f peo'ple, *or .appointed by the Crown with their full approval. In. 1859. he -was appoii^ted , Gold Cbmmissiqner . and .served jn tliat capacity lor several years, while the enormous resources , of the hiterior were ! being tested./ Threo timps elected Mayor .of Victoria, ' during ' his teiins of oince hotkble • improyementa effected. ' A man off 'gre^t meht«r 'vigor, and interested in the sgenei-al" affairs of 'gWerhmeftt, he was ; elected : to .th.3 /Legislative ■Assembly ; 'of , Vancouver from 1859 to 18(S6 ; 'and whejv tW," cotonies. of Yan-^ toiiver arid 'British Columbia weqe uhited and a new Assa'inbly foi'med, he acted as member -until 18/7,1, in which year lie Avas called to the S^t^of^Ganadaby; Lord L'isijar. He was ail active member of the[ Senate until 1912/ 'when; he retired at iag«.^of >! 80, 'feelirigiithatvf ailing health would fiojijpgrmit his - attending the? sessions .f^gularly. ■-, -Being ■ fully cogliisint. of the •!■ needs -of -the .West, and an j able and; fearless statesman, his Senatbrship ;\yas of great .and lasting benefit to British Columbia.. A. strong aiidi aggressive ■ Impei'ialist, he always strive for tli3 <Jo3er cqirimerciaj. .union of the Empire. Altogethei* a splendid type of the whole-hearted/'- Oanadmh, he didjmuoh towards the upbuilding of the .<^rea,t Dominipn'of his adoption. The late- Hon. W. J. MacdonaM was the sr/n of Macdonald, ' of Valley. Jlis Father was an .officer in the Navy during the! Napoleonio wax's, and served '.with gi/eafc distinction, afterwai'ds entetring th'3 \ Army. Mr IMaedonald mai'ried Catherine .Balfovuv the daughter of Captaiii Mivrray Reid, of the Hudson Bay Coijipany ; arid their three sons are at present -Serving'- their King aiid- couiitry. Colonel stationed' at FaJshamj England, Cfl.ptß,iii '-Macdonald, R.N"., at present ill the Cana.l zone, and Oaptiiin A? ; \Maodona«ld; in : thfe lloya.l artillery. .'.. ..." . / ■