Dougald Currie

CURRIE, DOUGALD, farmer; b. 22 August ca. 1844 in Fairview, son of Malcolm Currie and Katherine Bell; m. 23 July 1869 Maria Burdette, and they had eight children, Nelson, Katie, Edward, Sophia, Ernest, Brenton, Irene, and Florence; Presbyterian; d. 5 November 1918 in Charlottetown. Currie, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election for 2nd Queens held December 1902. He was defeated in the general elections of 1890 and 1904. Currie served as Sergeant-at-Arms in the Legislature for a number of years. Educated in Fairview, Currie lived there for the majority of his life. He farmed 100 acres, all of which were cultivated. According to Past and Present, he w'as practical and progressive in his farming methods, and stood among the leading agriculturalists of his community. Later in life, he and his family moved to Charlottetown. Dougald Currie died 5 November 1918. Currie's father was born in Collins, Scotland, and migrated first to Pictou, Nova Scotia, and later to the Island. His mother w'as also born in Scotland. Maria Currie died 23 June 1923 at the age of 76.