| John R. MacDonald | |
| Order: | 51st |
| Office: | Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan |
| Term Start: | 1914 |
| Term End: | 1915 |
| Predecessor: | Charles Stewart Mott |
| Successor: | William H. McKeighan[1] [2] |
| Birth Date: | March 30, 1857 |
| Birth Place: | Moretown, Washington County, Vermont |
| Death Date: | January 1946 (aged 88) |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Party: | Progressive[3] |
John R. MacDonald was a Michigan politician.[1] [2] He was a member of Knights of the Loyal Guard,[4] Freemasons, Shriners and Knights of Pythias.[3]
On March 30, 1857, MacDonald was born in Moretown, Washington County, Vermont.[3] In 1895, he was the first captain-general of Division No. 1 of The Knights of the Loyal Guard, a fraternal beneficiary society.[4] In 1905 and 1906, he served as Worshipful Master of Genesee Lodge No. 174 of the Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan.[5] [6]
He was elected as the Mayor of City of Flint in 1914 for a single 1-year term[1] [3] defeating his predecessor, Charles Stewart Mott.[2]
MacDonald died at Hurley Hospital from injuries from a fall at home in January 1946. He was cremated with his ashes interred at Avondale Cemetery, Flint, Michigan.[3]