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born the following children: Annie Maud, who is now the wife of L. G. B. Whear, of this city; William C., who is in business with his father, and mentioned more fully in the following paragraph; Eddie L., also as- sociated with his father in the business; Mabel D., Annie, Olive, Isabel and Jo— sephine.

William C. Cook attended the Charlotte- town public schools and upon the comple- tion of his education entered his father's studio, where he learned the business in its every detail, and is now associated with his father in the business, being considered an eflicient and thoroughly capable photog- rapher. About 1893 Mr. Cook enlisted in the Engineers and served four years. When the First Contingent was sent to South Af- rica Mr. Cook was a member of Company G. Colonel Otter, and accompanied the regi- ment to South Africa, remaining with it dur- ing the entire period of its service there and upon its return home. In 1901 he enlisted in the Second Canadian Mounted Rifles, under Col. Thomas Evans, with which he went to the front and was with his squadron in all all its engagements. Upon the close of the war he returned home with the regiment. On the formation of the Light Horse he enlisted as corporal, being afterward promoted to sergeant, and is still an active member of this command. His fraternal relations are with the Sons of England. Mr. Cook en- joys a wide acquaintance and the con- fidence and regard of all who know him.

GEORGE DUDLEY WRIGHT, the efficient and capable funeral director and embalmer of Charlottetown, was born at Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, on June 15, 1860, and is the son of George M. and Betsey

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(Butcher) Wright, the former born at Be- deque in 1823, and dying in 1868, and the latter born in England. The paternal grand~ father, Nathaniel Wright, who was also born in the United States, was a Loyalist, and at the time of the Revolutionary war came to Prince Edward Island and located at Be- deque, of which he was a pioneer and where he successfully followed farming during the remainder of his life. The subject’s father went to Freetown, where he erected a grist, shingle, saw and carding mill, which he con- tinued to operate until his death in Decem— ber, 1868. He took an active part in pub- lic affairs and was a prominent member of the Masonic order.

George D. Wright, who is the youngest in his family, passed his boyhood days in Freetown, where he attended the public schools. Upon theldeath of the father, in 1868, the family removed to Charlottetown, and at twelve years of age the subject en- tered a dry goods store, where he remained a year. He then became an apprentice at the cabinet-making trade, serving with Mark Butcher four and a half years, and also one year as a journeyman. He next accompa- nied his brother to Souris, where they bought a steam saw mill and built a grist mill, which they operated two years, when they were burned out; During the construc- tion of a new mill his brother Mark Wright met with an accident and retired from the business, returning to Charlottetown, after which Mr. Wright conducted the mill for four years. He then came to Charlottetown and took charge of the factory of Mark Wright & Company, with whom he re- mained seventeen years, or until the firm went out of business. Mr. Wright then bought out the undertaking branch of their business and has since successfully con- ducted it. He has a first-class establish-