Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
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- Amedee Gallant
- GALLANT, AMEDEE, farmer and fish exporter; b. 24 October 1848 in Bloomfield, son of Fabien Gallant and Tharsile Gallant of Rustico; m. 11 February 1877 Veronique Pineau, and they had nine children, Jean, Marie Eugenie, Josephine, Emmanuel, Zella, Priscilla, Rose, Wilfred, and Christine; Roman Catholic; d. 19 June 1933 in Bloomfield. Gallant, a Liberal, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held 20 July 1898 for 1st Prince. He was elected to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward Hackett*, who had decided to pursue a career in federal politics. “Meddie” Gallant, a resident of Bloomfield, was a farmer and operated a fish export business in Miminegash for several years. He was the supervisor of highways for West Prince and had the first telephone installed in his area for better communications in his work. “Meddie” Gallant died on 19 June 1933 in Bloomfield., CPG 1898-1899; PARO: Leard Files.
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- Andrew (Andy) Walker
- WALKER, ANDREW, human resources manager; b. 5 January 1954 in Summerside, son of Kenneth and Willene Walker; m. 1 September 1979 Carol Ann MacLanders, and they had five children, Luke Andrew, Rebecca Anne, Victoria, Hannah, and Michaela; Presbyterian. Walker, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held 10 November 1986 for 5th Prince. He was defeated in the general election of 1989. In the Legislature, Walker was Opposition critic for justice, labour, community and cultural affairs, and environment. In June 1988 he was a candidate for the Conservative party leadership. He served as Treasurer of the 5th Prince Progressive Conservative Association and President of the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party Association. “Andy” Walker received his secondary education at Summerside High School, and later attended prep school at Phillips Exeter Academy. In 1976 he obtained a Bachelor’s degree with a major in political science and physics at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and in 1980 graduated from law school at Dalhousie University. In 1981 Walker began practising law in Summerside and became a partner in the firm Walker and Aylward. He served as president of the Law Foundation of Prince Edward Island, and was a member of the articling and admissions committee and the discipline committees of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island. He is currently employed as human resources manager at M. F. Schurman Company Limited in Summerside. Walker served as chairman of the board of managers of the Presbyterian Church in Summerside. An accomplished distance runner, he finished third in the Canadian Olympic Trials in 1976 for the 3,000-metre steeplechase. He was an all-Ivy League champion in distance running twice. Andrew Walker resides in Summerside., CPG 1987, 1989, 1993; Guardian 14 June 1988, 18 April 1989, 22 December 1995.
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- Andrew Boswall MacRae
- MACRAE, MAJOR ANDREW BOSWALL. soldier, dairy farmer, and business person; b. 14 September 1919 in Charlottetown, son of Frederick Taylor MacRae and Annie McGowan Boswall; m. 8 April 1941 Rena MacLean Jay, and they had one child, Andrew lan; Presbyterian. MacRae, a Conservative, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1959 for 3rd Queens. He was re-elected in the general election of 1962. He was defeated in the general elections of 1955 and 1966. On 16 September 1960, MacRae was appointed Minister of Agriculture and served in that portfolio until 1966. MacRae received his early education at Central Royalty School and went on to study at Prince of Wales College. At one time he lived in East Royalty. MacRae was a dairy farmer and he operated a business. A retired Major in the Canadian Army, he fought in the Second World War and the Korean War. He was a member of the Lake Superior Regiment from 17 July 1940 to 9 April 1946, where he rose to the rank of Captain. MacRae served in the United Kingdom and northwest Europe throughout the Second World War. When called to duty in Korea, he was part of the Royal Canadian Regiment from 1 August 1950 until 1 April 1953. By the time he retired, MacRae had earned the rank of Major. He is currently a member of the United Services Officers Club. Andrew MacRae and his wife live in Stratford. Rena MacRae is the daughter of Crawford Jay and Eliza M. Jay., CPG 1956, 1966, 1970; PEI Journal of the Legislative Assembly 1966 p. 3.
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- Angus Alexander McLean
- MCLEAN, Q.C., ANGUS ALEXANDER, lawyer; b. 17 December 1854 in Belfast, son of William and Flora McLean; m. first 14 June 1882 Leah Yeo, and they had two children, Eric and Cecil Gower; m. secondly 24 October 1898 Frances H. Longworth, and there were no children; Presbyterian; d. 3 April 1943 in Charlottetown. McLean, a Conservative, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held 15 March 1888 for 4th Queens. He was re-elected in the general election of 1890. He was defeated in the general elections of 1893, 1897, and 1900. McLean was defeated in federal by-eiections for West Queen’s on 15 January 1902, and Queen’s on 16 February 1904. He was re-elected for Queen’s in 1904, was defeated in 1908, and was re-elected in 1911. He served until the dissolution of the 12th Parliament. McLean was educated at Prince of Wales College and at Harvard Law School in Boston. Following his formal education, he studied law in the office of W. W. Sullivan*. McLean was called to the Bar in 1878. He was a lawyer in the firm Sullivan McLean and Morrison, and later in the firm of McLean and MacKinnon. McLean was designated Queen’s Counsel in 1894. He served as Clerk of the Legislative Assembly from 1879 to 1888. McLean was also comptroller of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. Angus McLean died 3 April 1943. Leah McLean, the daughter of John Yeo of Charlottetown, died in 1897. Frances McLean was the daughter of Henry Longworth., CDP pp. 424-25; CPG 1899; WWC p. 649; PARO: MNI-Census 1891.
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- Angus D. MacMillan
- MACMILLAN, ANGUS D.. merchant; b. 18 February 1839 in Wood Islands, son of Duncan MacMillan and Mary Shaw; m. 8 March 1871 Clara S. Janes-Cornish, and they had three children, Clara S. (died in infancy), Charlotte F., and Emma J.; Presbyterian; d. 1 January 1884. MacMillan, a Liberal, was elected to the House of Assembly in 1882 for 4th Queens. He died while in office. MacMillan’s ancestors emigrated to PEI from Colonsay, Scotland. MacMillan was born in Wood Islands, and was educated at the local school. He resided in Wood Islands until his death on 1 January 1884. Clara MacMillan was born in Labrador in1852 and died 25 February 1883. MacMillan and his family lived in the house of John Cornish of Wood Islands, who was Clara MacMillan’s adoptive father., CPG 1883; Elections PEI; Islander 23 June 1871; PARO: MNI-Census 1881; Wood Islands Presbyterian Cemetery Records.
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- Angus MacLeod
- MACLEOD, ANGUS, teacher and farmer; b. 1845, in Valleyfield, son of Alexander MacLeod and Catherine MacLeod; m. 13 lanuary 1872 Jessie McDonald, and they had two children, Alex and Malcolm (died at two years and 10 months); Presbyterian; d. 4 February 1908 in Montague. MacLeod, a Conservative, was first elected to the House of Assembly in the 1886 general election for 4th Kings. He was re-elected in the general election of 1890. He was defeated in the general election of 1893. MacLeod was educated in Valleyfield, residing later in life at Brown's Creek in Montague. He was a teacher for 15 years, for a period including 1872 and 1876 to 1877, according to Board of Education records. Following his time as a teacher, he became a farmer. Angus MacLeod died 4 February 1908. Though the names of MacLeod’s parents are unknown, his ancestors came trom the Scottish Highlands. Jessie MacLeod was born ca. 1849 and died 15 March 1923., CPG 1887, 1891, 1897; Guardian 5 February 1908; Patriot 18 January 1872; PARO: MNI-Census 1891; Montague Funeral Home Records; Valleyfield United Presbyterian Cemetery Records.
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- Angus McMillan
- MCMILLAN, ANGUS, shipbuilder, bank director, and president; b. 29 October 1817 in Argyleshire, Scotland, son of Hugh McMillan and Catherine MacPherson; m. 26 February 1855 Mary Ross, and they had three sons and one daughter; Presbyterian; d. 13 March 1906 in Wheatley River. McMillan, a Liberal, was first elected to the House of Assembly in a by-election held in 1868 for 5th Prince. McMillan was re-elected in the general elections of 1870, 1876, 1879, and 1890. He was defeated in the general elections of 1872, 1882, and 1886. McMillan was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1893 for 5th Prince. He was re-elected in the general election of1897. He served on Executive Council from 1878 to 1879 as a Minister without Portfolio. In 1891 he was again appointed to Executive Council, and to the position of Secretary-Treasurer and Commissioner of Public Lands. In 1900 McMillan retired due to his advanced age. In provincial politics, McMillan was called "Honest Angus.” Initially opposed to Confederation, he supported the building of the railway in the province, which eventually led to the Island joining Canada in 1873. McMillian lived in Scotland for most of his childhood and received his early education there. He immigrated to the province with his family in 1834, and they settled in Wheatley River. In 1851 he began a shipbuilding career in his home community, and later started a shipbuilding business with his two brothers in Egmont Bay. Following this, he moved to Summerside to establish another shipyard. By the time McMillan left the shipbuilding business in 1884, he had constructed at least 58 vessels. He was also a merchant and used his ships to transport cargo for sale in Great Britain. The success of his business career was marked by his appointment in 1865 to the position of director, and eventually president, of the Summerside Bank. Angus McMillan died 13 March 1906. Mary McMillan, the daughter of Malcolm Ross of Wheatley River, died in 1859., CPG 1857; DCB XIII 1901-1910 pp. 666-67; Elections PEI; PEI Journal of the House of Assembly 1871 p. 2; Patriot 4 April 1906; PARO Marriage Book 5 1852-1857 p. 435; MNI-Census 1881.
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- Angus McPhee
- MCPHEE, ANGUS, farmer; b. 25 January 1869 in Riverdale, son of Duncan McPhee and Margaret Morrow; m. 6 April 1893 Drucella Rogerson, and they had 13 children, Louis Duncan, Margaret Jane, James Daniel, Frederick A., Thomas, Grace Bertha, Katie Belle, Malcolm Gordon, Leonard Angus, George Arthur, Richard Allen, Myrtle, and John Earl; Presbyterian; d. 1940. McPhee, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1927 for 2"J Queens. He was re-elected in the general election of 1935. He was defeated in the general election of 1931. McPhee was educated in the Riverdale School and later worked in that area as a farmer. He was a member of the Masonic Order. Angus McPhee died in 1940. Drucella McPhee, the daughter of Thomas Rogerson of Bonshaw. She was born in 1869 and died 8 February 1953., CPC 1931; Elections PEI; PARO Argyle Shore Cemetery Records.
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- Anthony McLaughlin
- MCLAUGHLIN, ANTHONY, farmer and officeholder; b. 10 March 1844 in Mill Cove, son of Janies McLaughlin and Mary Phillips, both of Ireland; m. 2 July 1878 Clementina Carmichael, and they had eight children, John, Mary, Henry Dan, James T., Agnes, Ellen C., Rosanna, and Margaret; Roman Catholic; d. 27 November 1925. McLaughlin, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1893 general election for 2nd Kings. He was re-elected in the general elections of 1897 and 1900. From 1891 to 1897, he served on Executive Council as a Minister without Portfolio in the Frederick Peters1' Administration. From 1897 to 1898, McLaughlin served on Executive Council in the Alexander B. Warburton* Administration, and in 1898 on Executive Council in the Donald Farquharson* Administration. McLaughlin was educated in the public school in Peakes Station, where he later worked as a farmer. He served as Bursar for the Prince Edward Island Hospital for the Insane and was a Magistrate for Kings County. Anthony McLaughlin died 27 November 1925. Clementina McLaughlin, the daughter of Duncan Carmichael of Lot 49, was born ca. 1857. McLaughlin’s parents came to the province in 1830., CPG 1903; Elections PEI; Past and Present, pp. 530-31; PARO: Marriage Register 13 1873-1887 p 30; Montague Funeral Home Records p. 95; MNI-Census 1891.
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- Archibald John MacDonald
- MACDONALD, ARCHIBALD JOHN, merchant, comptroller of navigation laws, consular agent, and controller of customs; b. 10 October 1834 in Panmure, son of Hugh Macdonald of Panmure and Catherine McDonald; m. 1 July 1873 Marian Murphy, and they had nine children, Marian, Alice, Catherine, Maude, Gladys, Temple*, Glen, Allister, and Howard; Roman Catholic; d. 18 August 1917 in Georgetown. Macdonald, a Conservative, was first elected to the House of Assembly for Georgetown Royalty in March 1872. He was re-elected by acclamation in the general election of 1873. He was re-elected in the general elections of 1879, 1883, 1886, 1890. Macdonald was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1893 for 5th Kings. He was re-elected in the general elections of 1897, 1900, 1904, and 1908. He was defeated in the general election of 1876. Macdonald served on Executive Council as a Minister without Portfolio from 1873 to 1876, and again from 1883 to 1891. Macdonald continues to be the longest-serving Member of the House of Assembly and Legislative Assembly, since PEI became a Province of Canada. Macdonald came from a family of merchants and politicians. They were considered to be a Prince Edward Island Scots Catholic aristocracy due to their relative affluence, political involvement, and ancestry. Their status was due to their dominance of the political and economic life of central Kings County for over a century. His father Hugh Macdonald and uncle Angus Macdonald were first elected to the House of Assembly in 1830. The brothers were among the first Catholic members of the Island Legislature. Macdonald’s brother Andrew Archibald was a Father of Confederation, a member of Executive Council and Lieutenant- Governor, as well as a member of the Legislative Council and a Member of the House of Assembly. Another brother, Augustine Colin*, was a Member of the House of Assembly, a Member of the House of Commons for King’s County, and Lieutenant-Governor of the province. Macdonald’s son Temple was elected in 1912 for 5th Kings by acclamation as a Conservative. Macdonald studied at the Central Academy in Charlottetown. He was a merchant with A. A. Macdonald and Brothers. The firm, originally owned by his brother Andrew, shipped grain, potatoes, and lumber to New England, Newfoundland, and Great Britain, as well as imported manufactured goods for sale in their Georgetown and Montague Bridge stores. Shipbuilding was another interest. In the 1860s and 1870s the firm became involved in the Gulf of St. Lawrence mackerel fishery. Beyond his mercantile affairs, Macdonald served as Comptroller of Navigation Laws, as the Sheriff of Kings County, as the Consular Agent of the United States Controller of Customs, and as the Collector of Imposts at Three Rivers. He also served as the chief executive of the Kings County Industrial Exhibition. Macdonald died 18 August 1917 in Georgetown, which he represented for a great part of his life. Marian Macdonald, the daughter of Dennis Murphy of London, England, and the niece of William Murphy of Charlottetown, was born ca. 1848., CPG 1874. 1876. 1877. 1915; DCB XIV 1911-1920 pp. 682-85; Elections PEI; Guardian 20 August |9|7; Islander II July 1873; PARO: MNI-Census 1891; Hutchinson's p. 124; Montague Funeral Home Records 1889-1903.