THE HONOURABLE ROBERT POORE HAYTHORNE

One of Marshfield’s most illustrious citizens Elizabeth died in September 1864 near was Senator Robert Poore Haythome. He was born Liverpool, England, while travelling to visit her at Clifton, Bristol, England, in the year 1815. He family home in Belfast. Haythome’s two sons chose was the son of John Haythome, a wool merchant of not to follow their father’s interest in agriculture. Bristol, who was an alderman and four times mayor Thomas emigrated to England, where he practised of that city. He was also a Justice of the Peace for medicine; he died in 1920 and was buried beside Gloucestershire, in which his country residence his mother in Liverpool. Edward emigrated to New named “Hill House” was located. Robert’s Zealand and never returned to the Island. One of his grandfather was abanker and glass manufacturer in descendants, who married a sheep farmer in New Bristol. His mother was Mary Curtis of “Mardyke Zealand, visited PEI around 1970.

House”, Hotwells, Bristol. . Robert’s estate in Marshfield consisted

of a splendid house, gardens and a game field. He had a full time resident gardener and other hired hands. It is told that he often worked with his hired hands in the field, never overworked them and was ever concerned over their welfare. The only reminder of this estate is now a row of stately linden trees which still overhang the road leading to the site of the now demolished house. He was well liked and respected in the community, so when the district school was erected, circa 1861, near the Haythome farm,

The Senator was educated at private schools in England and later traveled extensively to Madeira, South of Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland and Italy. In 1841 he immigrated to Prince Edward Island to join his elder brother, Edward C. Haythome, who had emigrated some years before and had acquired 10,000 acres on the Hillsborough River in Marshfield. The land, which was in part occupied by squatters and partially leased to tenants for 999 years, was still substantially a wilderness but had excellent

agricultural potential. counesyotpri.PublicArchives the ratepayers named the Edward eventually became The Honourable Rom“ Poore Haythome- school Marshfield after a nominated member of the 18151891 his estate. In appreciation Legislative Council in which he served for 10 years. Robert erected and painted a splendid fence around He was also a magistrate for Queen’s County for 18 the school property.

years. Their estate in Marshfield consisted of 257 In 1887, he sold his Marshfield Estate and acres. bought the property at the corner of King and

Edward died in Marshfield on January 30, Hillsboro St. in Charlottetown.

1859 aged 45 years and is buried in the Elm Street In 1867, Mr. Haythome was invited by his Cemetery (Old Protestant Cemetery) on University former tenants to become a candidate for the second Ave. in Charlottetown. Robert revisited England in electoral district of Queen’s County (Legislative 1860 and returned to PEI the following year where Council), and won his seat by a respectable he married Elizabeth Radcliffe Scott, daughter of majority. Not many weeks later the government Thomas Scott of Belfast Ireland, who owned the changed from Conservative to Liberal and Mr. estate Falconwood, presently partof Charlottetown. Haythome became a member of the Executive They had two sons, Edward Curtis born in 1862, Council. While a member of this Council much and Thomas Joseph the following year. progress was made, improvement of the highways

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