Harvey David MacEwen

MACEWEN, HARVEY DAVID, teacher, merchant, and business person; b. February 1860, in West St. Peters, son of John MacEwen and Jane Coffin; m.14 September 1882 Bessie Clark, and they had three children, Heber R. (predeceased both parents in 1912), Bruce W., and Claude; Presbyterian; d. 1938. MacEwen, a Conservative, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1915 for 2nd Kings. He was re-elected in the general election of 1923. He was defeated in the general elections of 1904, 1908, 1919, and 1927. MacEwen was educated at local schools and at the Norma] School in Charlottetown. Following the completion of his education, he taught for seven years. MacEwen was a general merchant and dealer in fish, and he canned lobster for many years. He then began making potato starch and acted as an agent for six mills in the province. MacEwen was half-owner and manager of the Morell Starch Company's mill. He operated a farm of over 100 acres and was president of the Morell Dairy Company. With his partner Robert N. Cox1', he operated two factories, one in St. Peters and another in Lot 40. McEwen was a member of the Masons and the Oddfellows. Harvey McEwen died in 1938. Bessie MacEwen was the daughter of George Clark and Margaret Crosby of Wilmont Valley.