John J. Mustard

MUSTARD, JOHN J., farmer and chair of the Workmen's Compensation Board; b. 24 January 1902 in Cardigan, son of John Mustard and Bell McKay; m. ca. 1940 Katherine Nicholson, and they had four children, John, Paul, Virginia and Gail; Presbyterian; d. 1 September 1981 in Charlottetown. Mustard, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1927 for 3rd Kings. He was re-elected in the general elections of 1935 and 1939. He was defeated in the general election of 1931. Mustard joined the armed forces in 1943 as an officer. He was a member of the Prince Edward Island Light Horse Regiment. "Jack" Mustard attended Prince of Wales College and Nova Scotia Agricultural College. For the majority of his life, he was a farmer. He served as Chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board for six years and retired in 1973. Mustard's other associations included membership in the Royal Canadian Legion, the Charlottetown Club, and the Masonic Lodge. He was committed to forestry projects and owned several acres of red pine trees, which he referred to as his "cathedral in the pines." He was a member of the Kirk of St. James in Charlottetown .Jack Mustard died 1 September 1981 in Charlottetown Hospital. Katherine Mustard died in Charlottetown 4 July 2002 at the age of 88.