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art and Mary. Fraternally Mr. Moore is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and Independent Order of Foresters. A man of splendid personal qualities, he has won and retains the respect and esteem of all who know him.

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SAMUEL A. MCLEOD, a well known busi- ness man of Charlottetown and member of the firm of Moore & McLeod, was born at Orwell, Prince Edward Island, on August 15, 1866, and is a son of Donald and Mary Ann (Slate) McLeod, both natives of Prince Edward Island, the former born at Orwell and the latter at Charlottetown. The subject’s paternal grandfather was one of the passengers on the ship “Polly,” of which more is said elsewhere in this volume. He located at Orwell, where he made his future home, following the vocation of farming. The subject’s father occupied the original homestead all his life, and was twice mar- ried, having eight children by the first union and seven by the second, the subject of this sketch being the eldest of the second union. Samuel A. McLeod received his element- ary education at Orwell, supplementing this by attendance at the West Kent School in Charlottetown. In 1881 he entered the em- ploy of the firm of Perkins & Steams, who occupied the store now occupied by Mr. McLeod, remaining with them until 1893, when, in partnership with George M. Moore, they bought out the firm and have since conducted the business under the firm name of Moore & McLeod. The store is located on the west side of the Square, on Queen street, and consists of four stories and a base- ment, and here they carry a complete line of dry goods, millinery, gents’ furnishings and

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wall paper, in addition to which they also_ occupy an adjoining building, in which is a large and comprehensive stock of house fur- nishings, etc. In addition to a large and constantly increasing retail trade, a large jobbing business is transacted, and the firm has attained a high standing among the solid and substantial business houses in Char- lottetown.

On October 15, 1896, Mr. McLeod was united in marriage to Miss Frances Perkins, a native of Charlottetown, and they have two children, Wilfred Charles and Frances. An interesting fact in connection with Mr. McLeod’s record is that, in the capacity of foreign buyer for his firm, he has crossed the Atlantic ocean forty—four times. A man of sterling qualities and character, he has won the respect of all who know him.

MALCOLM MCLEAN, a progressive and successful agriculturist at Little Sands, was born at this place on November 20, 1855. and is a son of Angus and Mary (Blue) McLean. both of whom were natives of Scot- land and who were farming people all their lives. The paternal grandparents, Laughlin and Ann (McEachern) McLean, who were also both natives of Scotland, came to Prince Edward Island in an early day and here died.

Malcolm McLean attended the district schools of his neighbourhood and was reared to the life of a farmer. Subsequently, how- ever, he served an apprenticeship at the trade of stone cutting and followed that occupa- tion about twenty-eight years, during which time he was a partner in the monumental firm of Cairns & McLean at Charlotte- town, who conducted an extensive and suc—