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land and in politics, Mr. Haslam is a Con- servative. They move in the best social cir- cles of this community and are well liked by all who know them.

BERTRAM HASLAM, who is numbered among the prominent and successful agri- culturists of Lot 67, was born on the old homestead here in November, 1858. His father, William Haslam, was a native of Queens county, Ireland, where he was born on October 16, 1811, and emigrated to Prince Edward Island with his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (Moore) Haslam, in 1818. They located at St. Eleanor’s, where the subject was educated, and from there moved to Springfield in 1828. Thomas Has- lam died in 1865 and his wife in 1848. Wil- liam Haslam followed farming throughout his life and occupied a highly respected posi- tion in the community. He was a member of the Church of England, and in politics was a Conservative. He served as a mem- ber of Parliament, having been returned in 1863, and was also a justice of the peace for many years, occupying a prominent place in his community. He married Elizabeth Schuremann, a daughter of William Schure- mann, of St. Eleanor’s, and they became the parents of eleven children: Barbara, the wife of Thomas Trowsdale, of British Columbia; Eliza, deceased; Caroline, the wife of John R. McDonald, now in the United States; Joseph, of Providence, Rhode Island; Louis Charles, of this Island; Mary S., deceased, who was the wife of Philip Bagnall; Martha J., the wife of E. J. Crabb, of Providence, Rhode Island; Bert- ram, the subject of this sketch; William T., of Rhode Island; Robert Gordon, who died

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in childhood, and Daniel H.. now in the United States.

Bertram Haslam is indebted to the pub- lic schools for his education, and upon attaining mature years, took up the vocation of farming, which he has continuously fol- lowed since. He has been successful and is now the owner of one hundred and twenty- five acres of as fine land as can be found in this section, seventy-five acres of which is in cultivation, the balance being woodland. The place is highly improved and is a fruit- ful tract. Mr. Haslam is sagacious in his business operations, and has long occupied an enviable position in the esteem of his neighbours and associates. In February, 1892, he was married to Miss Ada Smith, a daughter of Isaac Smith, a native of Prince Edward Island, and they have three children: Hilda Mary Grace, William Isaac and Daisy Lillian. Mr. Haslam is a Con- servative in politics, and in religion a mem- ber of the Church of England.

JOHN WILLIAM MCLENNAN, an enter- prising merchant and the present capable postmaster at Fredericton. was born in Hazel Grove on May I 3, 1864, and is the youngest of nine children born to his par- ents, Roderick and Janet (McSwain) McLennan. Roderick McLennan was born in Rasay, Scotland, and emigrated to Prince Edward Island with his parents in 1840. He devoted his attention to farming pur- suits throughout his active life, and died in 1877; his wife died in 1892. He became the father of the following children: Nor- man, of Hazel Grove; Christy, deceased; Ewen. of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Mary, the wife of John K. McLeod, of Springton;