On March 12, 1850, Fraser presented a petition on behalf of diverse Acadian French Setders on township of Lot 15 for "the House to use its influ¬ ence with the Government to procure an extension of the time limit for the payment of their first installment of the price of their lands and which from failure of their crops they are unable to meet." Fraser was then on the committee to examine and report to the House.6 for the elected assembly and "could not see why such a small colony needed Responsible Government."2 The feeling was that the people were not educated enough to run their own government and, while the governor of the colony listened to the assembly, he was under no obligation to carry out its wishes. No bill could become law unless approved by the British gov¬ ernment. Men such as Allan Fraser lobbied to have the cabinet cho¬ sen from the group with the largest number of members in the assembly. Fraser's stance was approved by the voters of sec¬ ond Prince as the newspaper The Constitution issue of August 22, 1846 reports: " Allan Fraser has been elected to represent the people of 2nd Prince in the P.E.I. Assembly ."3 Although Fraser was not considered a big player in the fight for Responsible Government, he played an effective role in ensuring that P.E.I , was not governed in opposition to the wishes of the people. In 1851, England granted Responsible Government to the Island.4 When that first Responsible Government was formed on April 23, 1851, Allan Fraser was appointed collector of customs.5 The new government turned its atten¬ tion to settling the land question on the Island. The tenant farmers were unable to prosper in a situation of paying rents to landlords, many of whom were absent. They worked long hours to clear and improve their rented land only to end up, in many cases, being put off their small farms. Allan Fraser fought for the right of Islanders to own their own land. However, he retired from the assembly in 1854 with the issue unsettled. Fraser also served as a Justice of the Peace in ; The Hutchinson Directory for 1864 shows he was serving at that time. Allan and his wife Sarah, are believed to be buried in unmarked graves in the Lot 16 United Church Cemetery . The date of death for Allan Fraser is unknown. 236 United Church and Its People