| Hugh John MacDonald | |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1898 |
| Death Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Birth Place: | South Hanson, Massachusetts |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| Constituency: | Edmonton |
| Term Start: | 1940 |
| Term End: | 1944 |
| Alongside: | Ernest Manning, J. Percy Page, Norman B. James, David Duggan |
| Party: | None (Independent) |
| Occupation: | judge, lawyer |
| Alma Mater: | University of Alberta |
Hugh John MacDonald (November 11, 1898 - March 2, 1965) was a Canadian provincial politician and judge from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944, sitting as a member of the anti-SC Unity League AKA Independent Citizens' Association for the constituency of Edmonton. MacDonald served on the Edmonton City Council for six years, and was a judge and lawyer.[1] [2] [3]
Hugh John Macdonald was born in South Hanson, Massachusetts on November 11, 1898 to a Canadian father from Cape Breton.[3] In his youth the family moved to Edmonton where he eventually studied at the University of Alberta earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1921 and Bachelor of Laws in 1923.[1] [4] Macdonald served in the United States Army during the First World War,[1] and returned to Alberta where he served as the principal of the Banff public and high school from 1923 to 1927.[3] After 1927, Macdonald returned to Edmonton to work as a solicitor for Wood, Buchanan & Macdonald, developing significant experience in insurance law.[3] [4]
Macdonald was appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Alberta on October 20, 1944 and the Court of Appeal of Alberta on January 17, 1957.[3] [4]
Macdonald took a strong interest in the University of Alberta, serving on the Senate, Board of Governors, and as President of the Alumni Association.[3]