Augustine Colin Macdonald (June 30, 1837 – July 16, 1919) was a Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented King's County and later King's in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1874, from 1878 to 1882, from 1883 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1900 as a Liberal-Conservative member. Macdonald served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1915 to 1919.

He was born in Panmure Island, the son of Hugh Macdonald, a Scottish immigrant, and was educated in Georgetown and Charlottetown. Macdonald married Mary Elizabeth, the daughter of John Small MacDonald, in 1865. He served as a captain in the militia. He represented 3rd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1870 to 1873. He resigned his seat in 1873 to run for the federal seat. On June 2, 1915, Macdonald was named Lieutenant Governor. He died in office in 1919.

His brother Andrew Archibald served in the Senate of Canada and was also a Lieutenant Governor for the province and his brother Archibald John was a long-time member of the provincial assembly.

Electoral record

PartyCandidateVotes
By-election on 29 September 1873 As a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873
ConservativeDaniel Daviesacclaimed
Liberal–ConservativeAugustine Colin Macdonaldacclaimed
vte1874 Canadian federal election: King's County
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
ConservativeDaniel Davies1,704X
LiberalPeter Adolphus McIntyre1,530X
Liberal–ConservativeAugustine Colin Macdonald1,496
vte1878 Canadian federal election: King's County
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Liberal–ConservativeAugustine Colin Macdonald2,264X
ConservativeEphraim Bell Muttart2,077X
LiberalPeter Adolphus McIntyre1,499
UnknownMalcolm McFadyen1,251
vte1882 Canadian federal election: King's County
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
LiberalPeter Adolphus McIntyre2,124X
LiberalJames Edwin Robertson2,002X
Liberal–ConservativeAugustine Colin Macdonald1,941
ConservativeEphraim Bell Muttart1,854
PartyCandidateVotes
By-election on 26 April 1883 Mr. Robertson was declared not duly elected on the grounds that he was a member of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly at the time of the election. The seat was adjudicated to Mr. MacDonald.
Liberal–ConservativeAugustine Colin Macdonaldacclaimed
vte1887 Canadian federal election: King's County
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
LiberalJ.E. Robertson2,434X
LiberalPeter Adolphus McIntyre2,431X
ConservativeAugustine Colin Macdonald2,398
ConservativeEphraim Bell Muttart2,355
vte1891 Canadian federal election: King's County
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
ConservativeJohn McLean2,624X
ConservativeAugustine Colin Macdonald2,514X
LiberalPeter Adolphus McIntyre2,369
LiberalJames Edwin Robertson2,276

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