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Alexander Macdonald

Scottish miner, teacher, trade union leader and Lib–Lab politician (1821-1881)
Person human Q4719491

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
June 27, 1821
Date of death
October 31, 1881
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
Occupation
politician, trade unionist, teacher, miner, union member
Position held
member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom[9][10]
Educated at
part-time student[11]
Work location
London[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Candidacy in election
1874 United Kingdom general election, 1880 United Kingdom general election[19][20]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16]
Family name
Macdonald[13]
Given name
Alexander[14]
Name in native language
Alexander Macdonald[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alexander Macdonald ja アレグザンダー・マクドナルド (イギリス自由労働党の政治家) ru Александр Макдональд
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
305855453
GND ID
1044690313
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alexander Macdonald.png ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02092360
Freebase ID
/m/06w79px
Grace's Guide ID
Alexander_Macdonald
Hansard (1803–2005) ID
mr-alexander-macdonald
Harper's tag
alexander-macdonald
Open Library ID
OL15761932A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
47373
Rush Parliamentary Archive ID
2519
TheyWorkForYou ID
15992
Show all 14 identifiers +2
WikiTree person ID
Macdonald-9937
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjXpCyGqtvQ6jmmFG78md

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Summary

Alexander Macdonald was born on June 27, 1821[1]. He died on October 31, 1881[2]. He worked as a politician[3], trade unionist[4], teacher[5], miner[6], and union member[7].

FAQs

What did Alexander Macdonald do for work?

Alexander Macdonald worked as a politician[3], trade unionist[4], teacher[5], miner[6], and union member[7].

Where did Alexander Macdonald go to school?

Alexander Macdonald was educated at part-time student[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Hansard 1803–2005. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Hansard 1803–2005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → alexander-macdonald
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: alexander-macdonald, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289912588|alexander macdonald (#289912588)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, trade unionist, teacher +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Grace's Guide ID → Alexander_Macdonald
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Occupation → politician, trade unionist, teacher +2
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30850|batch #30850]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (6)"
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