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sister Margaret, and shortly afterwards came to this Island, settling on the present farm in Lot 20 with his father and brother James, purchasing the farm of David Bam- ard. William Whitehead was a cooper by trade and also followed farming. He was the father of ten children, namely: Mary A., the wife of James Sutherland, of Mon- tague; Elizabeth, deceased, whd was the wife of JOhn Brown, of Graham Road; Jane, the wife of James Williams, of Gra- ham Road; James, who resides in the United States; John, who was drowned on Septem- ber 4, 1870, near Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia; Eliza, the deceased wife of John C. Harding, of . Graham Road; Annie, the deceased wife of Robert M. Lamont, of Fountain Road; William D., the subject of this sketch; David, who now lives at Clin- ton, married Jane Johnstone; Robina is the wife of George W. McKinnon, of Graham Road.

Upon the completion of his district school education, the subject of this sketch took up the duties of the farm, operating the old paternal homestead, and is now the owner of one hundred and fifty-two acres of as fine land as can be found in Lot 20, one hundred and thirty of which are under the plow and the improvements on which have mainly been made by him. He here carries on a diversified system of agriculture, in which he has been highly successful, and is also interested in dairying. His place is sit-' uated in Clinton, New London, and is improved with the accessories of an up-to- date farm. In 1876 Mr. Whitehead was united in marriage to Miss Christina McLean, daughter of Malcolm and Chris-

tina (McKay) McLean, of Graham Road»

They are the parents of one child, Major W., who married Miss Emily Brown,

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daughter of William Brown, of Margate, Prince county. Fraternally Mr. Whitehead is affiliated with the Independent Order of Foresters, while his religious belief is in har- mony with the creed of the Presbyterian church. In politics he is a staunch sup- porter of the Liberal party. He is a close reader and is considered a well informed man on general topics.

ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, who conducts a successful business as a merchant tailor at New London, Queen’s county, was born in‘ Lot 20, this Island, on August IO, 1853, and is a son of James and Isabella (Johnston) Campbell. The father was born at Irish- town, Lot 20, Prince Edward Island, in 1813, and died in 1887. He was the father of eight children, namely: William, Char- ity, John, Archibald, Alex, Caroline, Mary J. and James A. The subject of this sketch was reared under the parental roof and secured his education in the district schools of his neighborhood. His first active employment was at the tailor trade in Sum- merside, where he worked four years and then followed the same pursuit for some time at Graham Roads. In 1876 he estab- lished himself in business at Clifton, New London, where he has since remained, and has from the beginning enjoyed a large and constantly increasing patronage. He is a thorough master of his business and takes pride in turning out nothing but abso- lutely perfect work. He occupies a promi— nent position in his community, having served as postmaster at New London since 1899, and as deputy receiver of taxes for ten years. He is a member of the Independ- ent order of Foresters, of which he is past