"Big" Donnie MacLeod, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
Tweet"Big" Donnie MacLeod
Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Nova Scotia, Canada
About "Big" Donnie MacLeod
- Donald Archie "Big Donnie" MacLeod (December 11, 1928 – January 3, 2003) was a Canadian politician.
- He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1988.
- He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.Born in 1928 at Marion Bridge, Nova Scotia, MacLeod served 23 years as a municipal councillor for Cape Breton County.
- MacLeod first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1978 election, finishing third in the Cape Breton West riding.
- MacLeod ran again in the 1981 election, and defeated the incumbent David Muise by 390 votes to win the seat.
- He was re-elected in the 1984 election, defeating Liberal Russell MacKinnon by 1,110 votes.
- He was defeated by MacKinnon when he ran for re-election in 1988.MacLeod died on January 3, 2003.
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