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who was born in County Carloe, Ireland, came to Prince Edward Island in the spring of 1844 and in 1854 married Christopher Cadigan. Her death occurred on November 24, 1902, at the age of eighty-two years. Christopher Cadigan died on August 5th of the same year.

The subject of this sketch received a good education in the district schools and was reared to the life of a farmer, which vocation he has devoted his energies to con- tinuously and with excellent results, during his mature years. He owns two hundred ten acres of eligibly located land, seventy of which he has cleared and now has under the plow. He resides on the old home- stead and is considered one of the leading and substantial men of his community. He gives some attention to stock raising, giving preference to Holstein cattle and Berkshire hogs. In politics he is a Liberal and has served as trustee and secretary of the local school board. Fratemally he belongs to the Independent Order of Foresters and in reli- gion is a member of the Catholic church. In 1904 Mr. Cadigan married Miss Maggie Phee, daughter of James and Mary (Hen- drickson) Phee. Mr. and Mrs. Cadigan move in the best social circles of the com- munity and are popular among their ac- quaintances. Mr. Cadigan supports all move- ments having for their object the advance- ment of the community’s welfare.

JOHN A. MCLAREN. an enterprising and well known business man of Charlottetown, was born at Doune, Perthshire, Scotland, in September. 1864, and is descended from the McLarens of Balquhidder, Scotland, who

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were masons generally by trade and through several generations were contractors and builders. The subject’s paternal grandfather was Peter McLaren and his parents Duncan and Jean (Irvin) McLaren, all natives also of Perthshire, Scotland. The subject of this sketch received his education in the parish schools of his native land, and served a five- year apprenticeship with the firm of Robert Main & Son in his native village. At the end of his apprenticeship period, Mr. Mc- Laren went to Glasgow and engaged with the firm of Stanhouse Brothers, with whom he remained nearly three years. In 1887 he met James Paton, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and engaged with him, com- ing to the Island the same year and enter- ing the employ of James Paton & Company, with whom he remained until 1894, when he became a member of the firm. Mr. McLaren had become advertising manager for the firm and also their buyer, which necessitated his making many trips to Europe. In the special line of advertising Mr. McLaren has taken an especial interest and it is safe to say that no man on the Island can equal him along the line of originality, complete- ness and efiiciency in his advertisements. That his “ads” are something above the ordinary is evidenced in the fact that “Print- er’s Ink” and several other leading advertis- ing journals have reproduced them, with flat- tering comment. Mr. McLaren takes an active part in the management of the extensive business and much of the success is due to his indefatigable efforts and sound business judgment. Mr. McLaren is a member of the Caledonia Club, which he has served as

chief, and is also a member of the Masonic order. '

On March 28, 1890, Mr. McLaren was