PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

PAUL THOMPSON, a mill owner and farmer at Richmond, Prince county, is a son of Paul and Euphemia (McDougal) Thompson. The father was born in Lock- erly, Scotland, and came to Prince Edward Island in 1821, at the age of six years and engaged in farming near Kensington, which vocation he followed during his active years, his death occurring in 1895, at the age of seventy-four years. He took an intelligent interest in local public affairs and was a lieutenant in the provincial militia. The paternal grandfather, Paul Thompson, came from Lockerly, Scotland, in about 1822 and was the first school teacher at Malpeque, having received a good education in this Is- land, and was also deeply interested in mili- tary matters. He bought a farm at Mar- gate, Lot 19, the one now occupied by his grandson, H. D. Thompson. The paternal grandmother bore the maiden name of Mary Dixon. The subject’s mother was a daugh- ter of Euphemia MCDOugal, of Pictou, Nova Scotia, a millwright whose death oc- curred in Chicago, Illinois. On the paternal side the subject had two uncles, John, a farmer at Lockport, New York, and the father of two sons, Hiram and Harry, resi- dents of Chicago, where the latter is a mem- ber of the city council, and Hiram, who is now deceased, was a farmer at Margate, Prince Edward Island. To Paul and Euphemia Thompson were born the follow- ing children, namely: Paul, the subject of this sketch; Alfred, who died at Grand River in 1898; John A., an attorney in Chi- cago, Illinois, and manager of the Trust & Loan Company; Hiram D., a skilled machin- ist, who died at St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1903; Henry, a farmer at Grand River.

The subject of this sketch received a good education in the district schools of the

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neighbourhood and under his father’s in- structions learned the mysteries of agricul- ture, to which he has devoted much of his attention during his mature years. He is also engaged in the operation of the Sunny~ side saw mill and was the owner of the grist mill which burned about two years ago, both mills having been built by Murdock Mc- Kinnon about twenty-eight years ago and having been purchased by Mr. Thompson in 1895. Prior to that time Mr. Thompson successfully engaged in farming at Grand River Bridge. He is a man of good business learning and possesses other per- sonal qualifications which have commended him to the high esteem of all with whom he has come in contact. He is also engaged to some extent as a contractor of public works, in which he has been fairly successful with his other lines of endeavor. In politics he supports the Liberal party and was ap- pointed magistrate. His religious affiliation

' is with the Presbyterian church.

JOHN MCGREGOR, who successfully operates a fine farm in Lot 40, Kings county, his postoffice address being Bangor, came to this location in 1876, and entered upon the arduous task of clearing up a new home- stead. The place now comprises one hun- dred and eleven acres and is highly im- proved, having a complete set of well-built and commodious farm buildings and other necessary accessories. Mr. McGregor was born at Torridon, Ross-shire, Scotland, and is a son of Donald and Catherine (Mc- Lean) McGregor, both also born in the same locality. The family came to Prince Edward Island in 1842, locating first on a farm on Wood Island. The father died in