Glasgow, Scotland , settled in the Tignish area with his family. He owned lobster factories atMiminegash, Kildare and . The smallest factory was called the "Peanut." The area has retained the name to the present day, by the fishermen of , as a landmark Agnew became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the Province, buying out factories and exporting fish produce and other goods, in trade to the , European Countries and United States. He also canned meat and made wood holding containers for his exports. He was also involved in the fox industry and was the owner of " John Agnew Fur Farms LTD". It was Agnew, who back in those early days of fishing at , found French coin on the shore. This brought the story of buried treasure in that area, a most exciting one at the time. He passed the coin on to his son William, who had it in his possession for many years, according to my father who was a close relative to the Agnew family, and had viewed the coin. When the West Prince Board of Trade was organized in 1903, Agnew became the first president. In 1904 he became the first Mayor of the town of . In 1909 he was elected to the Provincial legislature of Prince Edward Island and became speaker of the house. It was his daughter Effie Agnew who, while a young teen, living at , was inspired to write a novel. Her son John Agnew Hansuld had it published in I979. Depicting her favorite spot at , her brother John designed the cover of the novel named "Effie's Rock". Another prominent figure in the fish buying business in 1912 was Clarence F Morrisssey . He operated a cannery at the Black Marsh and carried on the business there 25