Biography

08/01/1848 - 06/29/1912

DONALDSON, Dr. John Boyce, a Representative from Washington County; born, August 1, 1848 in Marshall County, West Virginia; attended, Bethel Academy; M.D., Cleveland Medical College (now Case Western Reserve University), 1872; physician; elected, burgess, Canonsburg (1882-1883, 1902-1903); elected, select council, Canonsburg; elected, school board, Canonsburg; elected, treasurer, Canonsburg; elected, delegate, Republican State Convention (1886); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1888; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (1890, 1912); unsuccessful campaign, delegate, Republican National Convention (1896); elected, chair, Republican County Convention, Washington County (1902); died, June 29, 1912 in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania; interred, Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania.