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Jack MacDonald | |
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 MacDonald is escorted away by police after a failed attempt to hold a free speech rally in Queen's Park, Toronto. | |
| Born | 2 February 1888 Falkirk, Scotland, Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | 7 November 1941 (age 53 years) Canada |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Political orientation | Trotskyism |
| Political party | League for Socialist Action (1932-1941) Communist Party of Canada (1912-1931) |
Jack MacDonald was a Canadian socialist who served as party chairman of the Communist Party of Canada (CPC) from 1921 to 1923 and general secretary from 1923 to 1929. He would later become a Trotskyist and help found the League for Socialist Action (LSA).