John Gow Scrimgeour

SCRIMGEOUR, JOHN GOW. farmer, trader, shipbuilder and sawmill operator; b. 9 September 1842 in Glasgow, Scotland, son of John Strimgeour and Mary Gow; m. May 1881, Charlotte Sencabaugh, and they had one child, John William; Presbyterian; d. 21 August 1917 in Cardigan. Scrimgeour, a Liberal, was first elected to the House of Assembly in a the general election of 1876 for 3rd Kings. He was defeated in the general election of 1873. Scrimgeour resigned in 1878. In 1886 he was elected to the Legislative Council, until its abolishment in 1893. While in the Legislative Council, he served as Usher of the Black Rod. Scrimgeour lived on Burnside Farm in Cardigan Bridge, a property which was one of the largest farming lands in eastern Prince Edward Island. He owned approximately 500 acres. A trader, Scrimgeour was listed as the proprietor of a country store in Cardigan Bridge in 1874. He was also a shipbuilder and owner of Burnside Mills, which manufactured lumber and shingles. Besides his interests in community affairs, he was also a Freemason. John Scrimgeour died 21 August 1917. Charlotte Scrimgeour was the daughter of Jacob Sencabaugh of Charlottetown and Murray Harbour and Charlotte Dixon of Scotland. She was born ca. 1835 and died in 1917. Scrimgeour's parents were born in Perthshire, Scotland. His father arrived on the Island in 1843, with Scrimgeour and his mother following a year later.