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Henry Boswell, was a native of Scotland and upon his emigration to Prince Edward Island located at St. Peter’s Road, where he practiced his profession, being one of the oldest medical practitioners of the Island. To his marriage with Miss Bunston, a native of England, were born five children: Rob- ert, the subject’s father; William, of Char- lottetown; Harriet, who was twice married, once to a Mr. MCDonald and second to Rob- ert Galbraith, of Charlottetown; Ann is the wife of W. S. McGowan, of Charlotte- town, and Albert, of Pownall. Robert Bos- well, who was bom in England, was edu- cated at W yvalscombe Academy and accom- panied his parents on their emigration to Prince Edward Island. He was first em- ployed here as clerk in a mercantile estab- lishment at Charlottetown, and later engaged in business for himself at Souris, in which he continued until his death in 1863. He married Mrs. Eliza Ann Irving (nee Clark), her first husband having been Captain Campbell Irving of the brig “Fanny." The subject of this sketch now possesses a chart of the route of this noted ship showing its course around Cape Horn. To Robert and Eliza Boswell were born three children: An- nie, the wife of George Wright, of Char- lottetown; Edward, subject of this sketch, and Alexander Henry, who died in child- hood. Robert Boswell was a Conservative in politics and in religion a member of the Episcopal church. His widow is still living at Victoria.

Edward Boswell was educated in the dis- trict schools and then entered the mercantile business at Victoria as a clerk with James R. Reid, with whom he continued for a per- iod of three years. Since that time he has been in the employ of Wright Brothers of Summerside and Victoria, being now man-

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ager of the Victoria branch of their enter— prise, to which he devotes his entire time. He possesses marked business and executive ability and has won the confidence not only of his employers but of all who have had dealings with the establishment. He makes a special effort to cater to the varied tastes of his patrons, an effort which is largely appreciated. In politics he is a Conservative and was offered by his party the unanimous nomination for member of the legislative assembly in 1903, but declined. In 1890 Mr. Boswell was married to Miss Rebecca Lea, a daughter of W. C. Lea, of Tryon, and they have three children: Maxfield Lea, Robert Keith and Elsie Forbes.

JAMES PATON, a prominent and suc- cessful merchant of Charlottetown, and who was on the 14th of February, 1906, elected mayor of that city, was born on the 5th of June, 1853, in Paisley, Scotland, in which place were also born his parents, Alexander and Elizabeth (McKechnie) Paton, his paternal grandfather, John Paton, and his maternal grandfather, John McKechnie. The Patons were engaged in the manufac- ture of shawls, Alexander Paton, who remained in Scotland during the later years of his life, being a desinger of the famous Paisley shawls. He was the father of eight children. five sons and three daughters, of whom the subject of this sketch was the last born.

James Paton received his education in what was known as Moore’s schools, sup— plementing this by attendance in a high school, there being at that time no free schools in his native land. Upon the com- pletion of his studies he became engaged