Dr. John F. MacNeill

MACNEILL, M.D., C.M., JOHN FORBES, physician and publisher; b. 11 May 1870 in Long Creek, son of John Alexander MacNeill and Catherine MacKenzie; m. 23 September 1903 Ruby Darrach, and they had one daughter, Ruby; Baptist; d. 8 May 1962 in Summerside. MacNeill, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held 30 August 1922 for 5th Prince. He was re-elected in the general election of 1927 and in a by-election held 12 October 1932. He was defeated in the general elections of 1923 and 1931. In August 1927 he was sworn in as a Minister without Portfolio in the Albert Saunders* Administration. MacNeill was educated in public schools and at Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown. He operated drugstores in Montague and Summerside for a time before he went to McGill University in Montreal to obtain his medical degree. Upon returning to the Island, MacNeill established a practice in Summerside, which he maintained for 55 years. He served as president of the Medical Society of Canada and was involved in numerous Canadian medical organizations. He served as a Grand Master of the Masonic Order in Prince Edward Island. He and his family attended the United Baptist Church in Summerside. John MacNeill died 8 May 1962 at his home. Ruby MacNeill, the daughter of Dr. D. Darrach of Kensington, was born 30 September 1878 and died 25 February 1963.