Moses Macdonald

Moses Macdonald
Member of U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Elbridge Gerry
Succeeded by	John M. Wood
Maine Treasurer 1847-1850
In office 1847–1850
Member of the Maine Senate
In office 1847–1847
17th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
In office 1845–1845
Preceded by	David Dunn
Succeeded by	Ebenezer Knowlton
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office 1845–1845
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office 1841–1842
Personal details
Born	April 8, 1815 Limerick, Massachusetts
Died	October 18, 1869 Saco, Maine
Resting place	Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco, Maine
Political party	Democratic

Moses Macdonald (April 8, 1815 – October 18, 1869) was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Limerick, Massachusetts (which became Maine in 1820), where he received an academic education. Later, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1837, and commenced practice in Biddeford, Maine in 1837.

Macdonald was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1841, 1842, and 1845. He served as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives in 1845. Later, he served in the Maine Senate in 1847 and was the Maine Treasurer 1847-1850.

Macdonald was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855). In Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Thirty-second Congress). He was appointed collector of customs at Portland, Maine by President James Buchanan in 1857 and served until 1861. He died in Saco, Maine in 1869 at the age of 54 and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery there.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

• United States Congress. "Moses Macdonald (id: M000004)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Moses Macdonald entry at The Political Graveyard
• Moses Macdonald at Find a Grave