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Junior Chimp
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« on: February 04, 2009, 10:05:24 AM » |
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Name: Clive Stuart MacDonald
Province of Birth: Regina
Ethnic Background: Antillian of Scottish heritage
Religion: Presbyterian
Political Views: Conservative
Political Party: People’s Party
Background:
Since the British annexation of Antillia in 1783, there has always been a MacDonald in Antillia. Military records in London and Edinburgh show that a Colonel Rupert MacDonald of the 81st Aberdeenshire Highlanders retired his commission in 1790, having served in Antillia since the landing seven years previously. Further records kept at the Lands and Titles Office in Lorient reveal that Colonel MacDonald purchased an estate of 150 acres in McLaren Valley, Regina with his military pension, a princely sum of 22 guineas.
Today, MacDonald Estate Wines are something of a staple in many exclusive restaurants in Alberton, providing the MacDonald family with a steady income.
The combination of land and wealth has ensured that the MacDonalds have been a respected family in the Antillian establishment for several generations. It has been common for the sons of each generation to attend school in Alberton, serve in the military before returning to the land to continue the family business. General Jonathon MacDonald, an uncle of Clive’s was the Defence Minister in the previous dictatorship until democracy toppled the regime.
During the first pro-democracy protests, Lt Clive MacDonald was sent with his regiment to provide assistance to police in an attempt to disperse the protestors. International media recorded the scene of the young lieutenant arriving at the rally and crossing over to join the demonstrators. Several non-commissioned officers and soldiers also followed him.
For his action on that day, Lt MacDonald and the other soldiers were court-martialled and dishonourably discharged from the Antillian Armed Forces. MacDonald continued to be involved in pro-democracy demonstrations until the collapse of the government. This has created a rift in the MacDonald family, with General MacDonald and his children cutting ties with Clive’s father, Rupert, after Rupert failed to disinherit his son (it is tradition within the MacDonald family for the name of the eldest son to alternate between Rupert and Clive).
A keen horse racing enthusiast, MacDonald is frequently seen at the Ascot Park Race Course in Alberton, where he is a member. He also recently purchased a thoroughbred stud farm and stables on land adjacent to his parents’ winery in McLaren Valley.
After the rise of democracy, MacDonald joined the People’s Party, and has been endorsed as the candidate for Berwickshire, which includes McLaren Valley, in the northeast of Regina, adjacent to the border with New Ulster. Despite his strong family links and the generally moderate conservative nature of the predominantly agricultural constituency, MacDonald will face a tough battle for the seat: the Nationalists have committed to run a candidate against the “traitor who deserted his duties” and the Liberal candidate has already branded him a “political opportunist who switched sides from the military establishment only when it appeared the government would fall” (Source: Berwickshire Advocate).
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