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Alexander McDonald ( 1832 - 1903 ) was a Republican politician from Arkansas who represented that state in the U.S. Senate from 1868 to 1871 . McDonald was born near Lock Haven, Pennsylvania on April 10 , 1832 ; he attended Dickinson Seminary , in Williamsport , and Lewisburg University . In 1857 he moved to Kansas and became involved in business, serveing in the Union Army during the Civil War . Upon completion of his service McDonald grew interested in banking in Arkansas (in 1863 ), finally settling in Little Rock. He served as a member of the state's constitutional convention; upon readmission to the Union he was elected to the Senate in 1868 , serving only one term before being defeated for reelection in 1870 . McDonald was later commissioned by Chester A. Arthur to examine the conditions of portions of the Northern Pacific Railroad , which duty he discharged in 1885 . Later in his career he became interested in the development of Railroads , moving to New York City in 1900 . McDonald died in Norwood Park, New York on December 13 , 1903 ; his body was returned to Lock Haven for burial.
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