596 PAST AND PRESENT OF tish army in Ireland during the dark days of 1798 and proved a faithful and courage¬ ous soldier. The subject of this sketch received his ed¬ ucation in the public schools of his native land and upon coming to Prince Edward Is ¬ land he took up the pursuit of agriculture, becoming a successful and practical tiller of the soil. During many years he occupied a high place in the public life of Prince Ed ¬ ward Island, having served in the Legisla¬ ture for Queens county from 1846 to 1859, a period of thirteen years. He was a Liberal and was an associate of the Honorables Coles and Whaller, leaders of jthat party. He was appointed register of deeds for Prince Ed ¬ ward Island and held this important posi¬ tion for eight years. He was a magistrate for Queens county and when, in 1870, he removed from Lot 35, that county, to Lot 38, Kings county, he was also made a magistrate for the latter county. He was a man of absolute integrity and in whatever situation placed lie faithfully performed the duties imposed upon him and earned the respect and con¬ fidence of his constituents and the high es¬ teem of his political associates. To Mr. and Mrs. Mooney were born the following children: Henry R., a farmer and active and public spirited citizen of Lot 38, Kings county, who became the father of fifteen children; Phillip, a farmer at home; Joseph, deceased, who was assistant station master for the Canadian Pacific Railway in the ; Mary, the wife of a Mr. Doyle , a farmer and successful teacher of Lot 37; Agnes; John, deceased; Daniel, deceased; Robert, of Morrell; James, a mill owner and farmer at Peak's Station; Patrick, of Lot 38; Mary, Bridget. Isabella, Margaret, Catherine and Jane. Samuel J. Leard , who owns and oper¬ ates a grist mill and saw mill at Pisquid , Lot 37, Queens county, and is also well known as a progressive and successful farmer, has been in business since 1885, since which time he has made many perma¬ nent and substantial improvements, adding much new machinery and has so conducted the enterprise as to win the highest regard of all with whom he has been associated. Prior to going into business here he had owned a mill at Crapaud , Prince Edward Island , where his father, George Leard , had owned mills for over a half century, having been a miller all his life. The latter was born at Augustine Cove , this Island, and died in 1903, at the age of seventy-six years. He married Miss Charlotte Warren , a daughter of Peter Warren , of North River , and to them were born the following chil¬ dren: Samuel, George, Charles, William, Prince, Artemus, Warren and Lewis, all of whom have been engaged in the milling business in Prince Edward Island . The pa¬ ternal grandfather, Samuel Leard , who was born in Prince Edward Island , followed farming all of his life, while the paternal great-grandfather, William Leard , was a native of Scotland and emigrated to Prince Edward Island , settling at Tryon . The grandfather, Samuel Leard , married a Miss McTart , of , this province. The subject of this sketch received a good district school education and under his father's instructions learned every de¬ tail of the milling business, to which he has devoted practically his entire life. He is a thorough man and has acquired an excel¬ lent reputation both for his professional knowledge and his business ability. Mr. Leard married Miss Jane Collett , of Cra-