Charles M. McDonald (1867 – October 6, 1936) was a Canadian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and in the Parliament of Canada.
[1] He first attracted public attention in 1918 when he assisted in the capture of two bandits sought for the slaying of a law enforcement officer.
However, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King was personally defeated in his riding of York North and needed to find a new constituency.
On January 15, 1926, McDonald agreed to resign his seat immediately after his election so that Mackenzie King could contest it in a by-election which was held a month later.
In December 1935, Prime Minister Mackenzie King, who had just been returned to government after five years of Tory rule, appointed McDonald to the Canadian Senate as a representative for British Columbia.