Editing Angus Lewis Macdonald (section)

==Early life and education==
[[File:Angus l macdonald library resize.jpg|left|thumb|Macdonald had a lifelong relationship with his [[alma mater]]. This library at [[St. Francis Xavier University]] is named after him.]]

Angus Lewis Macdonald was born August 10, 1890,<ref>Henderson, p.12.</ref> on a small family farm at Dunvegan, [[Municipality of the County of Inverness|Inverness County]], on [[Cape Breton Island]]. He was the son of Lewis Macdonald and Veronique "Veronica" Perry, and the ninth child in a family of 14.<ref>[https://memoryns.ca/angus-l-macdonald-fonds Angus L. Macdonald fonds] Memory NS</ref> His mother was from a prominent [[Acadians|Acadian]] family on [[Prince Edward Island]] and his maternal grandfather was politician [[Stanislaus Francis Perry]].<ref>[http://www.peildo.ca/fedora/repository/leg:25435 Stanislaus Francis Perry | Prince Edward Island Legislative Documents Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065825/http://www.peildo.ca/fedora/repository/leg:25435 |date=December 15, 2018 }} Government of Prince Edward Island</ref> His father's family had emigrated to Cape Breton from the [[Scottish Highlands]] in 1810. The Macdonalds were devout Roman Catholics as well as ardent Liberal Party supporters.<ref>Hawkins, John. (1969) ''The Life and Times of Angus L''. Windsor, N.S.: Lancelot Press Limited, pp.10–24.</ref>

In 1905, when Macdonald was 15, the family moved to the town of Port Hood, Cape Breton. Macdonald attended the Port Hood Academy. He hoped to enroll next in the [[Bachelor of Arts]] program at [[St Francis Xavier University]] in [[Antigonish, Nova Scotia|Antigonish]], but his family couldn't afford to pay for a university education so Macdonald obtained a teaching licence and taught for two years to finance his education. Midway through his university studies, he took another year off to earn money teaching.<ref>Henderson, pp.13–14.</ref> He completed his final term on credit and was required to teach in the university's high school during 1914–15 to pay off his debt.<ref>Hawkins, pp.37 & 40.</ref> Macdonald did well at St. FX. He played rugby, joined the debating team, edited the student newspaper and, in his graduating year, won the gold medal in seven of his eight courses. He was also class [[valedictorian]].<ref>Henderson, pp.15–16.</ref>