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he spent his remaining days. To the sub- ject’s parents were born six children. J. R. Munn received a good district school educa- tion and has devoted the greater part of his mature years to agricultural pursuits. On the place he and his father have made a large number of permanent and substantial im— provements, including an elegant residence and fine barn, with cement floor, which is well supplied with water. Mr. Munn has become an expert concrete worker and has performed a number of large contracts for the government. He is also the sales rep- resentative for the Anchor Wire Fence Com- pany for Prince Edward Island.

In October, 1901, Mr. Munn married Miss Millie McEachem, a daughter of John and Charlotte (Stewart) McEachem, the father a tradesman in Lot 49, and to this union have been born four children. In politics Mr. Munn gives a hearty support to the Liberal party.

CAPT. R. K. MCKENZIE, a prosperous and enterprising merchant at Flat River, was born at this place on November 7, 1833, and is a son of Hector and Margaret (McRae) McKenzie. The father, who was a native of Rosshire, Scotland, was born in 1788, and was a farmer and seafaring man, his death occurring on July 7. 1874. He was a Con- servative in politics, and a member of St. John’s Presbyterian church, at Belfast, in which he was an elder. He was the father of nine children, namely: Margaret, Hector, Christina, R. K., Ann, David, Findley, Cath- erine and Bella. The paternal grandfather. Kenneth McKenzie, came to Prince Edward Island in 1805 from Rosshire on the brig “Northern Friends” and purchased the place

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afterward occupied by his son, the subject’s father. He was the father of seven children, namely: Ann, Hector, Christina, Margaret, Roderick, Catherine and Jennie.

The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools of Flat River and upon attaining maturity took up the vocation of farming, which he has followed to some ex- tent all his life. He is the owner of one hundred and fifty acres of land, forty-five of which are under the plow, and much of it he himself cleared. He has made many substan- tial improvements on the place, which now ranks among the best farms in the locality. In 1866 he embarked in the general mercan- tile business at Flat River and has run this store continuously ever since. a period of forty years. He has at all times enjoyed the confidence of the people of his community and has been instrumental in promoting the welfare of the locality. Mr. McKenzie fol- lowed the sea for eighteen years, visiting many parts of the world and passing through varied and interesting experiences. Since 1870 he has served as postmaster of Flat River.

In 1870 he married Miss Lydia Coggs- well. a daughter of James E. and Ann (Cam- eron) Coggswell, of Georgetown, Kings county, Prince Edward Island. where the father farmed and ran a mercantile business. To this union have been born four children, namely: Newcomb M., who is manager of a store in Arizona; Harry R., an attorney; Margarette, studying as a trained nurse in Bellevue Hospital, New York City; Hector David died when Young. In politics Mr. McKenzie is a Conservative. and in frater- nalism is identified with St. John’s Masonic Lodge, at Charlottetown. His religious affiliation is with the Presbyterian church, of which he is a trustee. A man of many