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was appointed attorney and advocate general, and president of the Executive Council, on the formation of the adminis- tration, which positions he has held continuously ever since. The House of Assembly was dissolved and a general election held on the 9th of April, 1879, when the Government were sustained by a majority of twenty-six to four, being the largest support ever accorded to any administration in the Island. Among other acts Hon. Mr. Sullivan was chiefly instrumental in securing branch lines of railway to Souris and Tignish in 1872 ; assisted in carrying through the Island legislature, Terms of Confederation in 1873; assisted in passing the Land Purchase Act, 1875, and other acts on the same subject in 1876 ; introduced and carried through the Legislature, an Act for Abolishing Imprisonment for Debt in 1870, and the Jury Act, 183%), which provides for the trial of all civil cases by seven instead of twelve jurors, as Well as many other measures of law reform, and acts for the general welfare of the province. The Hon. Mr. Sullivan has been on several occasions a delegate to Ottawa on public business, and» in 1886 was a delegate to London to lay before the Imperial Government the case of Prince Edward Island concerning the non-fulfilment of the Terms of Confederation with regard to continuous steam com- munication between that province and the mainland of Canada. He declined a nomination for the House of Commons at the general election in February, 1867. Hon. Mr. Sullivan has been Premier for a longer period than any of his predecessors. As a leader he matures his measures thoroughly before submitting them to the House, hence his success in that position ; his industry is unwearied, he clings with the utmost tenacity to the cause which he ‘Iilvocates, and never trusts the discharge of any parlia- mentary duty devolving upon himself to another. He is a horough master of the English language and speaks with “Xactness and precision. He is also extremely cautious and akes good care not to get his party (the Conservatives) Ilto deep water. Having a strong and determined Will, “Ce convinced that he is right he pushes forward with Ilflmching perseverance, and success almost invariably ‘i‘owns his efforts. He was married at Charlottetown on the 3th August, 1872, to Alice Maud Mary, third daughter of Ohn Fenton Newbery, B. A., of Oxford, and formerly of O'H‘lOH, England, and Siena, Italy, and they have six hlldrei . Their residence “ Brighton Villa ” adjoining hiLI‘lottetown is a beautiful place.