Joseph A. McDonald (December 6, 1866 – July 15, 1930) was a significant figure in the development of the Northeastern U.S. steel industry.
[1] Meanwhile, McDonald oversaw the development of recreational facilities, athletic playing fields, and organized sports for Ohio Works employees.
McDonald also sponsored the Youngstown Champs, which replaced the Ohio Works team and won the league championship in 1907.
[1] He died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 15, 1930 of complications from Baker's Cyst, just three days after the death of his elder brother, Thomas McDonald, in Youngstown.
In a eulogy prepared by Dr. W. E. Hammaker, pastor of Youngstown's Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, McDonald was described as a "great industrialist, a civic reformer, and a true philosopher".