. . . . "Minister of National Defence (1923-1926)" . "Canadian politician" . . "Edward Mortimer Macdonald"@en . "Member of theNova Scotia House of Assemblyfor Pictou" . . "Macdonald, Edward"@en . "1940-05-25Z"^^ . "Minister Without Portfolio (1923)" . "1940Z"^^ . . . "1865-08-16Z"^^ . . . "Edward Mortimer Macdonald, PC (August 16, 1865 \u2013 May 25, 1940) was a Canadian politician.Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of John D. and Mary Isabel Macdonald, Macdonald was educated at the Pictou Academy and Dalhousie College where he received a Bachelor of Law in 1887. He was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1887 and the Bar of Quebec in 1918. He was created a King's Counsel in 1904.He first ran for Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Pictou in the 1896 federal election."@en . "1865Z"^^ . .