Thomas Logie MacDonald
British politician
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| Intro | British politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Politician Astronomer | |
| Work field | Science Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1901 | |
| Death | 1 January 1973 (aged 72 years) | |
| Politics: | Labour Party |
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Thomas Logie MacDonald (1901–1973) was a Scottish astronomer and politician, and eponym of lunar crater McDonald.
He was a graduate of Glasgow University, and became secretary and chairman of the West of Scotland branch of the British Astronomical Association. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 5 March 1928.
MacDonald was a Labour councillor and Mayor of Carlisle from May 1961 to 1962. The Carlisle/Flensburg (Germany) town twinning relationship was established during his mayoral term.