Charles James Fraser

FRASER, CHARLES J., farmer, investment advisor, theatre owner, salesperson, company director, and feed company owner; b. 11 November 1919 in Montague, son of John Egbert Fraser and Florence May Kennedy; m. 23 June 1948 Ruth Irene MacGregor, and they had three children, John Elliot, Charles Roy, and Donald Harry; United. Fraser, a Liberal, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1974 for 4th Kings. He was defeated in the general election of 1978 by Pat Binns*. From 1967 to 1973, he was the Mayor of Montague, and while in that office had responsibility for the installation of a primary sewage treatment plant in the community as part of the Comprehensive Development Plan. The plant was the first one installed in the province. Fraser was a Montague councillor from 1955 to 1961. He was also a president of the Prince Edward Island Federation of Municipalities. Fraser received his education at Montague High School. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. He operated a large farm on the outskirts of town until he sold the land in the 1960s. In time, Fraser became an investment advisor. Later he was the director and president of the Montague Drive-In Theatre, Limited. He was also a director of Industrial Enterprises Incorporated and a partner in Fraser and Annear Feed Services. Fraser held the position of president of the Atlantic Motion Exhibitors Association and director of the Prince Edward Island Housing Authority. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Island Telephone Company from 1973 to 1989. He is a member of the Hillcrest United Men's Club. Charles Fraser and his wife reside in Montague. Ruth Fraser, the daughter of Harry and Edith E. MacGregor, was born 26 March 1921.