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he settled on his present location, his father buying the mill and operating it. On the father’s death, which occurred in 1899, at the age of sixty-six years, the subject took upon himself the management of the mill and has since conducted it in a business-like manner. The property comprises a saw mill and card- ing mill and is numbered among the leading business enterprises of the locality. In poli- tics Mr. Morson supports the Conservative party, and in church relations is a Pres- byterian.

Mr. Morson married Miss Mary Ann Smith, a daughter of Alex and Jeanette (Patrick) Smith, of New Perth, Scotland, and to them were born the following chil- dren: Wilbert Blair, Beryl Audrey and Enid Merle. To Richard and Elizabeth (Cody) Morson ’were born seven children, William Stewart; Charles Richard,deceased; Walter A. 0., of Charlottetown, a leading barrister and member of the Legislative As- sembly, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume; Dougald Cody, of Cardigan Bridge; Mary Eliza, the wife of Frank Beairsto, of Alberta, Northwest Territory; Alex, the subject of this sketch, and John Edwin, of Portland, Oregon.

JOHN ALEXANDER DINGWELL, deceased, late of Fortune Bridge, Kings county, who Occupied a prominent position in the commu- nity where his active years were passed, was born at Eglington, on the paternal home- stead of his father, Hon. Joseph Dingwell, who was for many years a member of the Legislative Council. Mr. Dingwell was edu- cated in the local schools and under the in- structions of Blake Irving, an educated Englishman who was engaged in teaching a

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private school here. Mr. Dingwell was reared to the life of a farmer and upon at- taining mature years bought the farm on which he afterward resided and on which his widow now lives. In connection with his ag- ricultural lines he was also engaged with his father and brothers in the ship-building in- dustry and as merchants, the subject as fore- man for his father. While the latter was a member of the Legislative Council the sub- ject acquired a valuable experience in public affairs, which served him well in after years. He was first a Liberal in politics and later a Conservative under the coalition. When a young man he was appointed clerk of the county court of Kings county and in 1867 was elected register of deeds, which office he held for thirteen years with the exception of an interval of one year. He gave excellent satisfaction and the public generally was op- posed to his resignation, which, however, was compelled by his continued ill health. After his retirement from public oflice he re- tired to his farm, where he spent his remain‘ ing years. In religion he was a member of the Presbyterian church for many years and fratemally belonged to the order of Free- masons.

Mr. Dingwell married Miss Eliza Burk, a daughter of Edward and Charlotte (Ding- well) Burk, the latter being a daughter of Alex Dingwell, who was a brother of Joseph Dingwell. the father of Hon. James, Hon- William and Hon. Joseph Dingwell, all members of the Provincial Legislature. Alex Dingwell was a native of Scotland and came to Fortune Bay with his broth- ers, Joseph and Robert. Edward Burk was born at Fortune Bay and is a son of Capt. William Burk, a native of the north of Ireland, who came to Prince Edward Island in young manhood. He was prominent in