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cated, in St. Catherine’s, Lot 65. 'T he sub- subject’s father was engaged in farming, in which he was fairly successful, and he en- joyed the respect of all who knew him. He was the father of eleven children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the ninth in or- der of birth.

Dr. Donald McLauchlan secured his ele- mentary education in the district school, supplementing this by attendance in the Pro- vincial Normal, under Doctor Harper, after which he was engaged in teaching school for a time. Determining to follow the med- ical profession, he then entered Trinity Medical College, at Toronto, where he was graduated in 1886. He is also a Fellow by examination of Trinity Medical College and in 1894 spent five months in Edinburgh in the study of his profession. On his return from the medical college to Prince Edward Island, he located at O'Leary, in Prince county, and there he was successfully en- gaged in the practice of his profession for fourteen years. At the 'end of that time he removed to Charlottetown, where he has since been established, and where he has built up an excellent reputation because of his success in the treatment of disease. The Doctor is a diligent reader and deep thinker and keeps in close touch with the latest ad- vances in his profession. He joined the Army medical corps as lieutenant in Field Hospital No. VIII in 1901, and is now Ma- jor of Field Ambulance with No. IX. His fraternal relations are with the Masons, the Odd Fellows, the Independent Order of Foresters, the Canadian Order of Forest- ers, the Ancient Order of United Workmen. the Sons of Scotland and the Caledonia Club. In politics he has always been a firm Liberal and keenly opposed to every method of corrupting the electorate by whichever party it may be practiced.

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On June 6, I888, Doctor McLauchlan was married to Miss Annie Louise Hurst, of ’ Lincolnshire, England, a daughter of James Hurst, and to_ them have been born seven children, Rubie, Pearl, Robert, Beatrice. Maud, Florence and Donald. The family are well known in social circles and their home is the center of a generous and gracious hos- pitality.

ALLAN J. MACDONALDs—The grand- father of the subject of this memoir, Allan Macdonald, was born in Kilmuir, Scotland, on August 20, 1776, and died on May 20, 1839. He married Miss Margaret McKin- non, of the same parish, who was born on November 12, 1783, and died-in March, 1869. There were born to them in Scot- land, Catherine, wife of Donald Matheson. of Belle River, Prince Edward Island. who was born on December 24, 1806, and died in 1872 ; Donald, who was born on Novem- ber 8, 1808, and died in March, 1892, and who married Catherine McPhee, of Gallows Point, this Island; Alexander, who was born on August 2, 1812, and died in March, 1904, and who married Miss Flora Mc- Phee, of Gallows Point; Roderick, who was born on July 4, 1814, and died in April, 1896, unmarried; John, who was born on September 6, 1816, and died in May, 1890, and who married Miss Margaret McDon- ald, of Murray Harbour Road, who is still among the living, and hale and hearty; Charles, who was'bom on December 30, 1819, and died in May, 1886, unmarried; Angus, who was born on February 10, 1821, and died in April, 1898, unmarried; Archibald, who was born in March, 1823, and died in May, 1891, unmarried, and who was a man of exceptionally noble parts, and left a name behind him that will not soon