4-5 ?6f) Alexander died in infancy and was buried in St. Columba Cemetery . Of."] Wallace died at 21 of tuberculosis. James was the third son. James R's first wife died in Jan.1890. " When Jimmy was nine years old, his father married Marcella MacDonald . He was 52 and she was 265 264- 22. ^ As a girl, she was considered a light-headed thing. She was the daughter of Alexander MacDonald (Little Sandy the Fiddler) and Flora Campbell of Inlet. She was adopted and reared by Captain and Mrs. Lovie of Souris . She and James R. had three children: Jackie (John) who died when he was only two and a half years, Mary Adele who was born in 1900, and Alexandria Ronelda who was born in 1902.265 James R. MacLean died on March 26, 1903.266 V James R's political career as a Grit began in 1869. He defeated W.W. Sullivan for the Assembly seat by 525 votes to 200 votes. James R. MacLean , a merchant and notary public at Souris , ' sat on the Executive Council in 1872-1875- He also sat on the Board of Works and on the Board of Education. He was a Governor for the Prince of Wales College. He was unsuccessful in his attempt in gain¬ ing the Federal seat for Kings County in September, 1873- A news- paper noted that his loss was disappointing and commented that the 269 election involved too much mud slinging. y The dirt flying in this election undoubtedly was James R's opponents criticizing him for be¬ ing the only Catholic Liberal representative who said he wouldr : support Haythorne unloss his government made many grants to Catholic schools. James R. was re-elected to his House of Assembly seat in 1873 and 1876. However, in 1879 he was defeated by John McLean of Souris . He was re-elected in 1882, 1886 (by defeating Charles Mc Eachern), 1890, 1893 and 1896.2?° His 1896 re-election was consid-