7-'4 PAST AND PRESENT OF tics and is one of the most influential citi¬ zens of his community in political, social and religious affairs. He married Miss Ger ¬ trude Millman, a daughter of John and Mary (McDougall) Millman, the latter be¬ ing a daughter of John McDougall , of Lot 16 . John Millman , the father of Mrs. Wil ¬ liam R. Rogers , resides at Tyne Valley and has during the past thirty years served as foreman of the Prince Edward Island Rail¬ way. He is a son of Fred and Mary (Law¬ less) Millman, of French River , the father a native of England and the mother of Lot 20, she being a daughter of Capt. Thomas Lawless , a sea captain who came from Ire¬ land. John Millman has one brother who lives in Summerside . He is a Liberal in politics, and in religion is a faithful member of the Presbyterian church. Alexander C. Shaw is a native of West River , Prince Edward Island , born on October 8, 1845, and a son of Donald and Mary (Campbell) Shaw. His paternal grandfather, who was a native of the Isle of Mull, Argyleshire, Scotland , came to Prince Edward Island and took up a tract of two hundred acres of land, where he followed farming, one hundred of this tract being now in the possession of the subject. The grandfather married Miss Catherine Liv ¬ ingstone, and to them were born five chil¬ dren : Donald, subject's father; Colin; Mal¬ colm, who died at the age of ninety-six years; Mary, who died at the age of one hundred years, and Elizabeth, who died at the age of ninety-six years. St. Catherine's Cemetery was named for his wife and here many of the emigrants who have died since 1815 lie buried, he and all his family except- and Colin, being interred here. Donald Shaw , who was born on the Isle of Mull, came to this Island in 1808, received his edu¬ cation in Scotland and for some years after coming here was engaged as a tutor with Captain McDonald , of Tracadie , for whom lie also acted as business manager, making many trips to St. John's, Newfoundland , with cattle and bringing return cargoes of provisions, liquors and dry goods. In 1815, while on one of those trips he was captured by an American privateer and although sav¬ ing the cargo, was deprived of his money, clothes and valuables, but later was released. Soon after this Mr. Shaw settled with his parents near West River , where he engaged in teaching school during the winter months and followed farming through the summer. He was a prominent man in his community and held the position of lieutenant colonel in the Island militia, a strong company of his fellow Highlanders , formed at West River . He also performed much service in opening new roads for the Government. He was a member of the Baptist church and in politics a Conservative. To his marriage with Miss Mary Campbell , a native of Glas¬ gow, Scotland , were born twelve children: Marion, deceased; Grace, deceased; Cath¬ erine, deceased; Malcolm, a retired miner, now living in California ; John, deceased; Daniel, who served in the Civil war and spent some time in Libby military prison; Colin, who was killed at the battle of Gettys¬ burg; Robert, who was a resident of the United States, where he died; Neil, who is a missionary preacher at Peabody, Massachu¬ setts; Ewen, who is a farmer and lumber contractor in Delaware ; Elizabeth, the wife of William Hudson , of Charlottetown ; and Alexander C, the subject of this sketch. Donald Shaw died in February, 1869. Alexander Shaw began his education