Facts: - profession: politician , lawyer , saddler - death place: indianapolis , indiana - jr/sr: united states - preceded: daniel d. pratt james morrison john pettit - birth name: joseph ewing mcdonald - party: democratic - death date: 21 june 1891 - office: attorney general of indiana - district: 8th - term end: march 3 , 1881 1860 march 3 , 1851 - succeeded: benjamin harrison james g. jones daniel mace - term start: march 4 , 1875 1856 march 4 , 1849 - state: indiana indiana - name: joseph e. mcdonald - birth date: august 29 , 1819 - birth place: butler county , ohio - alma mater: wabash college , asbury university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph e. mcdonald .
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joseph ewing mcdonald -lrb- august 29 , 1819 -- june 21 , 1891 -rrb- was a united states representative and senator from indiana .