Alexander McDonald
"(April 10, 1832 -- December 13, 1903) Alexander McDonald was a(n) businessman, soldier, banker, public servant, developer and inspector of railroads, and American politician. McDonald was born in Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania and moved to Arkansas in 1863. Alexander served in the Union Army during the Civil war, was a member of the State constitutional convention, and was commissioned by President Arthur to examine the condition of two divisions of the Northern Pacific Railroad (1885). McDonald was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate (June 22, 1868 - March 3, 1871) and was not successful in reelection. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=M000408]"
Member of
Arkansas Delegation - United States Fifteenth Amendment
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Arkansas Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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