Alfred B.M. Donaldson was a Mexican-born Lovian politician and lawyer with American ancestors. He became Mayor of Noble City in 1921, succeeding his brother Christopher after five years. That same year, in the State Elections, 1921 he was elected Governor of Sylvania, an office he would hold for only one term. He retreated from the state and city level in 1923 for personal reasons, including the death of his brother that same year.