PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 647 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 & I .< Mil 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 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 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 un¬ 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