Peter McDonald (MP)

Peter McDonald (1836 – 12 March 1891)^[1] was an Irish teacher, businessman and politician.

Peter McDonald
Born	1836 Kilfinane, County Limerick
Died	12 March 1891 Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire)
Nationality	Irish
Occupation(s)	Teacher, businessman, politician

Born in Kilfinane, County Limerick, the son of Randal McDonald,^[1] he became a teacher in Blackrock College, then a commercial traveller, and then a partner in Cantwell and McDonald, wine merchants and distillers of Dublin.^[2]

In the general election of 1885 he was elected member of parliament for North Sligo, a seat which he held until his death in 1891. He died at his home in Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire).^[1]