Thomas j macdonald biography

When Thomas J MacDonald was born on 17 May , in Inverness, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Benjamin Thomas MacDonald, was 33 and his mother, Matilda Ann Doyle, was He had at least 1 daughter with Christy Jessie MacIntosh. He lived in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada in He died on 11 August , in Margaree Harbour, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 82, and was buried in Margaree Harbour, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A retired associate electrical engineer, Tom enjoyed a long career designing and building automated manufacturing and robotic systems - a much more creative task than most may realize. He still holds the necessary registrations to work within that field; but, now spends most of his time writing. He is the father of three successful men and the grandfather of six grandchildren. Tom was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus (SLE) several decades ago. He says that; along with the treatments available, a positive attitude is the best medicine. He suffered a severe heart attack on Christmas day and is in heart failure. He’s never let the insidious nature of these illnesses interfere with work or creativity. Irrational is Tom's fifth book and a sixth is in the works. He tells fictional tales that require a lot of research to gain authenticity and allow the reader to suspend their disbelief. Though Irrational is still in the Space Opera genre that he loves, Tom's next story will fall into the Historical Fiction category. He writes for the sheer pleasure he gets from it.

Thomas John MacDonald was the son of James and Margaret MacDonald, of Inverness. He enlisted into the Royal Artillery and volunteered for airborne forces.

Private MacDonald successfully completed his parachute training at RAF Ringway on course number 26 from 7 to 12 September and was posted to 16 Parachute Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps and took part in Operation Market Garden (Arnhem).

Pte MacDonald was killed in action on 19 September , aged 29, and was given a field burial 30 yards into a wood to the west of the burned Schoonoord Hotel, Oosterbeek and was re-interred to Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery on 24 January

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American carpenter and woodworker

Thomas J. MacDonald (born June 18, ), known as Tommy Mac, is an American carpenter and woodworker and former host of the public television series Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac.

Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, MacDonald attended the Blue Hills Regional Vocational High School, but dropped out and did not complete his schooling; he later received a GED. He worked as a carpenter for 17 years, but was injured while doing construction work on the Big Dig project in Boston. He later attended the North Bennet Street School in Boston, where he learned woodworking. He started his own business in Canton, Massachusetts, and his work was noticed by Bob Vila, who later invited him to appear on his television series Home Again and on video podcasts for the website. In , MacDonald was signed by WGBH-TV to host his own woodworking instructional program.

After seven seasons, MacDonald's contract with WGBH was not renewed and he had assumed that Rough Cut would end, but WGBH eventually announced a new season of the show with a new host and a similar title. In response, MacDonald filed a lawsuit against WGBH for trademark infringement, citing that advertisements for the new show had used his name, image and trademarks without permission. The lawsuit was eventually dropped with both sides declining to discuss the specifics of the settlement.

In , McDonald began hosting the documentary series "Murder Matters".

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