James Wilson Alexander MacDonald

James Wilson Alexander MacDonald (August 25, 1824 - August 14, 1908) was an American sculptor.

Life
MacDonald was born on August 25, 1824 in Steubenville, Ohio. He began his career in publishing as a clerk in St. Louis, Missouri in 1841, but quit shortly after to dedicate himself to sculpture. 

MacDonald designed many busts, some of which were installed in courthouses and public parks. Among his subjects were Senator Thomas Hart Benton, Congressman Charles O'Connor, and Ambassador Washington Irving. MacDonald became known as "America's oldest sculptor."

MacDonald died of paralysis on August 14, 1908 in Yonkers, New York, at age 84.

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Category:1824 births
Category:1908 deaths
Category:People from Steubenville, Ohio
Category:American male sculptors
Category:Sculptors from Ohio
Category:19th-century American sculptors
Category:20th-century American sculptors