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are members of the Catholic church, while in politics he is a Conservative. He married Miss Catherine Duffy, a daughter of James and Sarah Duffy, of Maplewood, and to them were born four children: James D., subject of this sketch; William, now deceased; Leo F., at home; Mary J., who died in 1898.

James D. McGuigan secured his early education in the public school at South Mel- ville and in Prince of Wales College at Charlottetown. In 1899 he matriculated in the medical department of McGill Univer- sity, Montreal, where he graduated with the class of 1903, receiving his degree as Doc- tor of Medicine. Upon completing his tech- nical education be located at Emerald, Lot 67, Prince Edward Island, where he has since been actively engaged. Well grounded in the principles of his profession and keep- ing in close touch with the latest advances in that line, he has been successful to a very , gratifying degree and is now enjoying a large and representative practice. On June 21, 1904, Doctor McGuigan married Miss Kathleen Amelia Elliott, daughter of Phillip J. and Kathleen Elliott, of Montreal. In politics the Doctor takes no very active part. Fraternally he is a member of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association and Independent Order of Foresters. The Doctor is alive to the best interests of his community and occupies a high position in the esteem of all who know him.

ALBERT CRAIG, a well known and suc- cessful merchant at Emerald, was born at Middleton, Prince Edward Island, on Octo— ber 7, 1844, and is the son of William and Jane (Hooper) Craig. The subject’s pater-

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rial grandfather, John Craig, is presumed to have been a native of Scotland, though he lived for a time in the United States. Coming eventually to Prince Edward Island, he located at Bedeque, where he engaged in farming and a general mercan- tile business, which he followed during the remainder of his life. He was twice mar- ried, first to a Miss Robins, of Bedeque, to which union were born six children: Wil- liam, father of the subject of this sketch; John; Alexander; Sophia, who became the wife of John R. Wright; Ann, who died at the age of twenty-five years, and James. To Mr. Craig's second marriage, which was to a Miss Owen, of Malpeque, were born the following children: Arthur; Alfred; Martha, who married a Mr. Gardner; Jane; Elizabeth, who died young, and Margaret, who was twice married, first to a Mr. McCullum and second to a Mr. Linkletter. In politics the father was a Conservative and in religion a member of the Presby- terian church.‘ William Craig was born in 1811 at Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, received his education in the district schools of that neighbourhood and followed farming throughout his life. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, of which he was an elder, was a Conservative in politics and occupied a leading position in his commu- nity. His death occurred in 1860 and his wife passed away in 1890. The latter, whose maiden name was Jane Hooper, was a daughter of Major Hooper, of Bedeque, and she became the mother of the following chil- dren: Major and John, of Middleton; Albert, subject of this sketch; Elizabeth, deceased; Charles, of Middleton; Sarah, deceased; Patterson, who died in Colorado, and Artemus, also deceased.

The subject of this sketch was reared