PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

1830 and settled on a farm at Bedford. In the latter place the subject received a good district school education and spent his boy- hood years under the parental roof. He has long occupied a prominent position in public affairs and in 1893 was elected to the local Legislature, being successively re-elected for four terms, serving until 1903. He was a member of the Executive Council without portfolio from 1895 to 1903. He has always been a member of the Liberal party and has given an active support to all beneficent en- terprises started for the best interests of the province. He has been for many years a magistrate for Kings county and has per- formed the duties of that office in a manner eminently satisfactory to the public and cred- itable to himself.

He married Miss Clementina Carmichael, a daughter of Duncan Carmichael, of Lot 49. He is a member of St. Teresa Roman Catholic church.

ALEX DIXON, Sr., who during his life- time occupied a prominent position among his fellow citizens of Lot 58, was born at Bowport, Northumberland, England, in 1810, and died in 1880, at the age of seventy years. He received a good education in his native land and came to Prince Edward Is- land in 1832, locating first at Mt. Stewart, where he was successfully engaged in the milling business. In about 1839 he came to Lot 58 and bought the Douse mills, which he operated thereafter until his death. The mills are well equipped and comprise a saw‘ mill, grist mill and carding mill. Mr. Dixon occupied a prominent place in public affairs, but always refused public office, though

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Conservative in politics and gave that party often proposed for Parliament. He was a his ardent support and for many years held the office of the justice of the peace. He owned a large tract of land, comprising about eight hundred acres and was success- ful in every activity in which he engaged. His parents were Alexander and Miss (Carr) Dixon, the latter being a native of‘ Berwick-on-Tweed, Scotland. The father owned a large grist mill at Bowport, Northumberland, England, and was himself considered a public spirited and leading citizen.

Alexander Dixon married Miss Margaret Milboume, a native of Berwick-on-Tweed, Scotland, and daughter of Colonel Mil- boume, an officer in the British army who saw effective service in India. To Mr. and Mrs. Dixon were born the following child- ren, namely: Alexander Jr., who in his young manhood has been associated with his father at the Pinette mills and since the latters’ death has been part owner of the mill. He also for a time operated his fa- ther’s mill at Fort Augustine until it was sold. He is a Conservative in politics and an active citizen in public affairs; the second child in order of birth is Robert Dixon, who owns and operates mills at Little Sands, Lot 62. which were given him by his father; the third child is John Dixon, who died in 1900, at the age of sixty-three years; the fourth child in order of birth is Joseph Milboume Dixon, who in young manhood engaged in the general merchandise business at Pinette Mills, in partnership with his father. Sub- sequently he became sole proprietor of the business, which he carried on successfully until his death, which occurred in 1882, at the age of forty-three years. He was a