Edward R. McDonald
Edward R. McDonald | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | |
| In office 1935–1939 | |
| Constituency | Westmorland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Richard McDonald September 24, 1871 Pointe-du-Chêne, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | February 16, 1952 (aged 80) Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Party | New Brunswick Liberal Association |
| Spouse | Gertrude Ryan |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | lawyer |
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Edward Richard McDonald (September 24, 1871 – February 16, 1952) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and inventor. He served as a lawyer for more than 50 years.
In 1926, both the United States Patent and Canadian Patent Offices issued similar patents to McDonald for a board game called Crossword Game. The wood tile game featuring letters of the alphabet with point value was played on a checker board and predates the first version of Scrabble by 12 years.