Joseph Cameron Donaldson (January 12, 1891
The son of Joseph Donaldson and Elizabeth Wallis, he was born in Brandon, Manitoba. He then worked for meat companies in the United States and returned to Brandon in 1936. Donaldson owned and operated Brandon Packers from 1940
Donaldson was elected to the Manitoba legislature for the Brandon City constituency in the 1949 provincial election. He was elected as a Progressive Conservative, supporting the coalition government led by Liberal-Progressive Premier Douglas Campbell.