Constituency : Inverness-shire 1892-5
Donald unseated the Crofter turned Liberal Unionist Charles Fraser Macintosh by 329 votes . Both men were members of the Highland Land League.
Donald was from Rannoch, the son of a merchant and small farmer. He was educated privately and qualified as a surgeon at Edinburgh Medical College. He had a large practice in 1880 but ironically had to give it up through ill health. He went on a world tour with his wife to recuperate which lasted for two years.
Donald was very active in putting questions, largely on Scottish matters, in the House.
Donald resigned his seat in 1895, the Tories winning it at the by-election/
He died in 1911 aged 72.
Donald should not be confused with the MP of the same name who sat for Leith Burghs in the 1870s.
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