Macdonald
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George 1824–1905 Scottish novelist and poet
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Sir John Alexander 1815–1891 Canadian statesman; 1st prime minister of Dominion of Canada (1867–73; 1878–91)
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(James) Ramsay 1866–1937 British statesman; prime minister (1924; 1929–31; 1931–35)
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