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Martin V. McDonald, manager
at Edmonton for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, was born at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1889, and is of Irish lineage in the paternal
line, while his maternal ancestors were natives of Scotland. His father,
John Edward McDonald, was born in Halifax in 1842 and was there married
in 1867 to Ellen L. Coope, who was also a native of that city. She was
born in 1852 and was seventy years of age at the time of her demise,
while the father passed away in 1902, when sixty years of age.
Martin Vincent McDonald
obtained his early education in St. Patrick's school in his native city,
afterward becoming a student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and in
1911 he was graduated from the Maritime Business College. He then
reentered Dalhousie University and completed his course in 1913, winning
the degree of Civil Engineer. Going to the States, he was for two years
an accountant with a business house at Attleboro, Massachusetts, and at
the end of that time returned to Canada, making his way to Cobalt,
Ontario, where for two and a half years he engaged in civil engineering.
Subsequently he returned to Halifax and in 1916 entered the employ of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, which he represented in that
city for two years, when he was promoted to the position of assistant
manager of the office at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Later he was sent to
Brandon, Manitoba, as manager and on July 4, 1921, was transferred to
the Edmonton branch, of which he has since had charge. He combines a
thorough knowledge of the business with executive force and has
materially promoted the success of the company in this district.
At Halifax, Nova Scotia,
on August 17, 1914, Mr. McDonald was married to Miss Leona Theresa
Griffin, a daughter of Judge John C. Griffin, who died while serving
upon the bench. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald have become the parents of a son,
Lawrence Martin, born June 25, 1916. In his political views Mr. McDonald
is a Liberal and he is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church, also
having membership in the Knights of Columbus. He is a typical young man
of the present age, alert, energetic and determined, and his career has
been marked by steady progress, while his admirable personal qualities
have gained him a high place in the regard of those with whom he has
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