Thomas Logie MacDonald

Thomas Logie MacDonald

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 May 5, 1928. [http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/fellowship/all_fellows.pdf]

MacDonald was a Labour councillor and Mayor of Carlisle from May 1961 through 1962. The Carlisle/Flensburg (Germany) town twinning relationship was established during his mayoral term. [http://www.carlisletwins.org.uk/eng/08_dele.htm]

References

* [http://www.clandonald.org.uk/cdm02/cdm02a13.htm Clan Donald Magazine No 2 (1962)]


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