528 PAST AND PRESENT OF istrate. He came to O'Leary in about 1876 at a time when the Prince Edward Railway was being constructed through to Tignish , and at that time bought a farm of four hun¬ dred acres and laid out the south half of the town of 'Leary. In 1870 he entered upon the mercantile business, which he con¬ tinued for ten years with gratifying success. He is a consistent member of the Methodist church. The subject has been twice married, first to Miss Harriet Elizabeth Raynor , a daugh¬ ter of John Raynor , of ' Rest, Lot 19, and a native of England , and to this union were born the following children: Robert H., of Springfield , Lot 7; Hugh A., a druggist of Charlottetown ; James G., a graduate of the Canadian College of Optics, at Toronto , and a successful druggist at O'Leary ; Lucinda, the wife of Alva Ted- stone, of Spokane, Washington; Drucie Mary married William Arbuckle . After the death of his first wife Mr. Ellis married Miss Ann Waite , of Lot 7, a daughter of James Waite , whose family came from Eng¬ land, and to this union were born the fol¬ lowing children: Lorina, George, Harry, Jessie, Robert and Ellen. John McIntosh , deceased, who was during his lifetime one of the leading citizens at Naublage, Lot 43, was born at Mill Cove , Prince Edward Island , in 1719, and died in 1884, at the age of ninety-three years. He was a man of strong character, positive opin¬ ions and determined action and was the first native of Prince Edward Island , who, with Capt. William Cooper and John Leshoure , took up the question of escheating to the crown the lands granted to the landlords be¬ cause the latter had not improved the land according to their agreement and also fa¬ voured the policy of the crown granting the land back to the actual settlers. He ad¬ dressed many public meetings and worked untiringly in the promotion of this move¬ ment. He was elected to the Assembly by acclamation for Kings county and after sit¬ ting one session the landlords' party, "The Family Compact," took action and secured the impeachment of him and his colleagues on the ground that their speeches were se¬ ditious. After trial they were sentenced by the Assembly to three years' imprison¬ ment and were debarred from their seats. During trial they attended each session and were compelled to make their appearance every morning- hefore the bar of the house. John Mcintosh was re-elected to the As¬ sembly and on recommendation of the Hon . Joseph Howe , a lawyer^ was secured from Nova Scotia to plead their cause, as no law¬ yer in Prince Edward Island would take the case against the landlords. John Mcintosh and his colleagues won their case and re¬ gained their seats on their re-election. John Mcintosh was subsequently re-elected for a number of terms. Hon . George Coles was supported by John Mcintosh in his second contest, in which he was successful and they gained their point in the contest above re¬ ferred to. The government bought the land from the owners and gave the settlers deeds to the same. Mr. Mcintosh was a magis¬ trate, receiver of land taxes and held other 'public offices. Religiously he was a mem¬ ber of St. Margaret 's Roman Catholic church and stood high in the community. The sub¬ ject's father, Roderick Mcintosh , came from , Long Island , Scotland , to Prince Edward Island when but seven years old, in company with his father, Donald