582 PAST AND PRESENT OF Dugald Stewart Wright , the present efficient sheriff of Prince county, Prince Edward Island , was born at Bedeque , this Island, oh June 19, 1835, and is the son of John Wright by his union with his second wife, Mary Stewart . The father was a na¬ tive of Tryon , born in 1789, and the mother of Malpeque . The paternal great-grand¬ father, William Wright , was a native of England and after his emigration to Amer¬ ica he became a United Empire Loyalist and, having sacrificed his property during the rebellion, he came to Prince Edward Is ¬ land about 1780 and received a grant of land located at Freetown and Bedeque , mak¬ ing the latter place his home. He was the father of two sons, Stephen and Nathaniel, and several daughters. The son Stephen remained on the old homestead, which is now occupied by his grandson, Jesse Alex ¬ ander Wright, of North Bedeque . The son Nathaniel, who is the paternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch, settled on the south side of the Bedeque river and reared a family of eight sons and three daughters, all of whom married and settled within four miles of the old homestead. Nathaniel Wright built the first mill erected in Bedeque , known as Wright's mill, and which was afterwards conducted by his sons, Stephen and Jesse, continuing in the posses¬ sion of the family until 1900. The names of the children born to Nathaniel Wright were as follows: Hon . John, father of the sub¬ ject; Nathaniel, a farmer; William, a farmer at ; Stephen, a miller; James, a farmer and the father of E. H . and Norman Wright , of Summerside ; Jesse, a miller; Lewis, a farmer; Thomas, who re¬ sided on the homestead. John Wright en¬ gaged in farming at Searltown and was highly respected throughout the section in which he lived. He was coroner of the county for many years and was appointed to the Legislative Council, which position he held until a few years before his death, which occurred in 1875, at the age of eighty- six years. By his first marriage he became the father of four children, namely: John Robbins , who engaged in farming at Searl¬ town ; Solomon, a farmer; Theodore, of Lot 7, who is yet living, at the age of eighty- four years; Thomas Robbins , who moved to New York in 1850 and was successfully en¬ gaged in the lumber business, and is still living there at the age of eighty-two years; he has two sons, who are in business in that state. Dugald Stewart Wright was educated in private schools, after which he devoted his attention to the operation of the old home¬ stead at Searltown, on which he still resides. The place comprises three hundred acres, which are mainly devoted to the production of hay and oats. He formerly gave some attention to the raising of live stock, but re¬ linquished that feature a few years ago. The place is well improved in every respect and is considered one of the best farms in the locality. In 1864 Mr. Wright was made a justice of the peace, which official posi¬ tion he still retains, and in 1899 he was appointed sheriff of Prince county, being the present capable incumbent of that office. On January 28, 1863, Mr. Wright was united in marriage to Miss Beria Stewart Black , youngest daughter of the late Joseph Black , of Amherst , Nova Scotia , and to them have been born the following children: Leslie A., a commercial traveller residing at ¬ merside; Minnie A., at home; Fred J. E ., who is 'deputy sheriff under his father. Mr. Wright has at all times taken a commend¬ able interest in the general welfare of the