William Aitken Poole

POOLE, WILLIAM AITKEN. farmer and merchant; b. 1 September 1831 in Murray Harbour, son of John and Ann Matilda Poole; m. 17 April 1860 Christina Leslie, and they had four children, John Leslie, Matilda, George, and William E.; Methodist/Presbyterian; d. 28 August 1903 in Lower Montague. Poole, a Conservative, was elected to the House of Assembly in the general election of 1879 for 4th Kings. He was defeated in the general election of 1882. Poole farmed in Lower Montague and was a merchant in the firm of W. A. Poole and Co. According to the obituary in the Patriot, he was one of the most respected residents of Lower Montague in his time. William Poole died 28 August 1903. Christina Poole was born in 1831 and died on 1 March 1893.