Hugh Francis MacPhee

MACPHEE, Q.C., HUGH FRANCIS, lawyer; b. 8 December 1895 in Georgetown, son of Captain Hugh MacPhee and Eileen McKenna; m. 10 September 1923 Loretta Leonard, and they had two children, Mary and Eileen; Roman Catholic; d. 15 July 1957 in Charlottetown. MacPhee, a Conservative, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held 14 January 1926 for 3rd Kings. He was re-elected in the general elections of 1931, 1939, and 1943. He was defeated in the general elections of 1927 and 1935. MacPhee served as Minister of Public Works and Highways from January 1926 until the general election of 1927, and again from 1931 until 1933 when he was appointed Attorney-General. MacPhee served in this position until the general election of 1935. In 1945 he resigned his seat in the Legislature to contest the federal election in King's unsuccessfully. During the First World War, MacPhee enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in France with the 8th Artillery Siege Battery. Following his return, he was educated at St. Dunstan's College and Laval University. MacPhee was admitted to the Bar in 1922 and received the designation of King's Counsel in 1931. He was a partner in the firm of MacPhee and Trainor. During his legal career, MacPhee was one of the most prominent lawyers in the province. MacPhee was actively involved in his community. He served as president of the Charlottetown Board of Trade and as a member of the governing bodies of St. Dunstan's University and the Charlottetown Hospital. MacPhee was a member of the Charlottetown School Board and the Knights of Columbus. Hugh MacPhee died 15 July 1957 in the Charlottetown Hospital. Loretta MacPhee was the daughter of William Leonard of Cornwall.