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town Royalty, died in 1905; Donald, former- ly of Charlottetown, now deceased; William. of Cambridge, Massachusetts; John, de- ceased; Alex, who resides on the old home. stead; George, who died in 1905; Robert Cairns, the subject; and five daughters. Robert Cairns McLeod passed his school days in Dunstaffnage and in young manhood went to Summerside and took a position as bookkeeper with R. T. Holman. He sub- sequently went into business on his own ac- count, being engaged chiefly in buying prod- uce. He afterward took up the carriage and implement business in partnership with John West, but soon afterward bought out the later’s interest and carried on the busi— ness on his own account. For four years he was a member of the Summerside town council and in 1883 became its chairman. From the time of its organization he served as president of the Summerside board of trade, was for a number of years chairman of the school board and in 1900 was elected to the provincial legislature for the fifth district of Prince county, being appointed a member of the executive council the same year. About a year previous to his death, Mr. McLeod was compelled, owing to con- tinued ill health, to retire from active public life, a fact deeply regretted by all who knew him. A splendid speaker, a keen de- bater and able man, he was regarded as one of the leading citizens of this province, while in private and business life he enjoyed un— bounded confidence and respect. On July 11, 1883, Mr. McLeod married Miss Mar- garet McRae,of Kingston,Ontario. a daugh- ter of Daniel McRae, a native of Scotland. The latter came to Canada as an officer in Her Majesty's service Seventy—First Reg’i- ment. and upon completion of his period of service he located at Kingston.where he died

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in 1886. Mrs. McLeod was educated in the schools of Kingston and came to Prince Ed- ward Island in 1876 and here finished her education in the normal school, after which she was engaged in teaching in Summerside. To her marriage with Mr. McLeod were born the following children: Lionel Stanley, who lives at home, was educated in the pub- lic schools and Prince of Wales College ;Alice Gwendolia, deceased; Marion Louise; Henry Morton, and Marjorie Gordon. '

ROBERT THOMPSON, a prosperous and enterprising miller and farmer in Lot 34, Queens county, was born on this Lot in. 1857 and is a son of Isaac and Margaret (Roder- ick) Thompson. The father was a native of Dunbar, Scotland, and came to Prince Edward Island many years ago, settling in Lot 34, where he engaged in milling, oper- ating a large and well equipped grist mill successfully up to the time of his death.

Robert Thompson secured his education in the district schools and upon attaining ma- ture years became an assistant to his father in the mill. After the latter’s death Mr. Thompson added a sawmill and has actively operated both enterprises ever since.- In connection with his miling business he oper- ates a farm of one hundred and forty-three acres located at Suffolk and on which he carries on a diversified system of agriculture. raising all the products common to this latitude. He is up—to—date in his methods and the general appearance of the place indicates the owner to be a man of sound judgment. Many permanent and substan- tial improvements have been made and the place is considered one of the finest farms on the Winter river.