Peter Macdonald (Canadian politician)

Peter Macdonald (August 14, 1835 – March 24, 1923) was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada.

He represented Huron East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1904 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of Scottish immigrants, James and Margaret Macdonald.

[1] The family came to Huron County, Canada West in 1846, and MacDonald later went to Toronto in pursuit of an education in medicine.

Macdonald's daughter Annie Caroline went to Japan in 1904 as a representative of the YWCA and later became involved in prison reform there.