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this sketch; Donald, of Lot 33; Duncan H., of Rossland, British Columbia; Mary Hel- ena, of Eldon; Georgina, the wife of Peter G. McCallum, of Charlottetown Royalty, and Ambrosine, the wife of Archibald McKin- non, of Charlottetown.

John F. Martin secured his elementary education in the public schools and then en- tered Prince of Wales College, at Charlotte- town, where he secured a scholarship on his entrance examination, being then only fifteen years of age. After teaching in the grammar school of his native district for a year, he decided upon the medical profession, and en- tered the Trinity Medical School at Toronto, Ontario, where he pursued the full course, and shortly after the completion of his tech- nical education. came to Eldon and has since been continuously engaged in the practice here, a period of about twenty-two years. He possesses a wide and comprehensive knowl- edge of his profession and, through close reading and study, keeps in direct touch with the latest advances in the healing art. He has from the beginning of his professional career enjoyed not only a large and repre sentative practice here, but has also earned the sincere respect and confidence of his fel- low citizens. The Doctor has taken an in- telligent interest in the current affairs of the day and in politics has given a strong sup- port to the Liberal party.

Dr. Martin married Miss Margaret Mac- Kenzie, a daughter of Hector MacKenzie, of’ Flat River, whose father came to Prince Ed- ward Island as a passenger on the ship “Polly” in 1803. Mrs. Martin is now de- ceased and is survived by her only child, Margaret Helena, who is her father’s com- panion, and to whom he purposes giving a good education. She is a young lady of in-

. telligence and is popular in the social circles in which she moves.

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ALEXANDER MCMILLAN, 'a well-to—do farmer and highly esteemed citizen of Lot 57, was born on the farm on which he now re- sides, the place being of historic note from the fact that the ship “Polly” landed on the shores of Prince Edward Island at this point and from the further fact that the old French cemetery is located on this farm. The sub- ject’s father, Alexander McMillan, lived in Lot 44, Kings county, and in 1825 came to Lot 57, where he received, through his fa- ther, Capt. Alexander McMillan, a grant of five hundred acres of land, which had been rendered for military service in about 1775 by Governor Patterson. Capt. Alexander McMillan was an officer in the British army during the American Revolution, and after the war was stationed at Charlottetown, where he was paymaster for the garrison. He and his brother Charles, who were British subjects, went to Pennsylvania, and there engaged in the ship-building business on the Susquehanna river, in which they were suc- cessfully employed up to the time of the Rev- ‘ olutionary war, when they took sides with the British army, Charles being killed in battle. Later in life Capt. Alexander McMil- lan returned to the mother country with his regiment and lived there until his death, which occurred at Great Marlow, Bucking- ham, England. The subject’s mother, who bore the maiden name of Mary Murphy, was a native of Carrick-on-Shore, and to her union with Alexander the subject was the only child.

The latter received a good education in the public schools and was reared to the life of a farmer, which he has followed during all his active years, and in which he has achieved a pronounced degree of success, be- ing now considered one of the leading and progressive agriculturists of Queens county. He was appointed justice of the peace in