Larry McDonald

Larry McDonald
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 7th district
In office
January 3, 1975 – September 1, 1983
Preceded byJohn Davis
Succeeded byGeorge Darden
Personal details
Born
Lawrence Patton McDonald

(1935-04-01)April 1, 1935
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 1983(1983-09-01) (aged 48)
near Sakhalin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Anna Tryggvadottir
(divorced)

Kathryn Jackson (1975–1983)
Children5
EducationDavidson College
Emory University (MD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1959–1961

Lawrence Patton McDonald (April 1, 1935 – September 1, 1983) was an American physician, politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Democrat from 1975 until he was killed while a passenger on board Korean Air Lines Flight 007 when it was shot down by Soviet interceptors.[1]

McDonald maintained one of the most conservative voting records in Congress and crusaded against communism. He became chairman of the John Birch Society in 1983, months before his death. He was remembered as a martyr by American conservatives.[2][3]

  1. ^ Krebs, Albin (September 2, 1983). "REP. L.P. MCDONALD OF GEORGIA AMONG THE AMERICANS LOST ON JET". New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ St. John, Jeffrey (September 30, 1985), "Essay on Character: Lawrence Patton McDonald (1935–1983)", The New American, archived from the original on September 27, 2007, retrieved August 24, 2009
  3. ^ Dewar, Helen (September 2, 1983). "Rep. McDonald Hailed As Right-Wing Martyr". Washington Post. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

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