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William Josiah MacDonald (November 17, 1873 - March 29, 1946) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
William J. MacDonald was one of only eleven Progressive party candidates elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1912. His district, the Twelfth, comprised the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan. After briefly reviewing his successful 1912 campaign, this article will attempt to evaluate the factors that led to his defeat in 1914,
In 1914, James defeated incumbent Democrat William J. MacDonald to be elected as a Republican from Michigan's 12th congressional district to the 64th United States Congress. He was subsequently re-elected to the nine succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1915, to January 3, 1935.
His district, the Twelfth, comprised the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan. After briefly reviewing his successful 1912 campaign, this article will attempt to evaluate the factors that led to his defeat in 1914, thus providing a case study of the Progressive party's decline.
MacDONALD, William Josiah, a Representative from Michigan; born in Potosi, Grant County, Wis., November 17, 1873; attended the common schools and was graduated from the high school at Fairmont, Minn.; attended the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis and Georgetown Law School, Washington, D.C.; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice ...
