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B.C., becoming a mem. of the law firm of Tupper, Peters & Co. M., 1888, a d. of the late Hon. Col. Gray, Charlottetown. Church of England. A Liberal.

PROWSE, LEMUEL E. (Charlottetown). B. at Charlottetown Royalty, Feb. 2, 1858. Father English and mother Scotch. M., July 22, 1879, Francis Josephine Stanley. A merchant. El. at g. e., 1893; re-el. at g. e., 1897. A Methodist. A Liberal.

RICHARDS, HON. JAMES WILLIAM (Prince, 2nd District). B. at Swansea, Wales, May 31, 1850. Ed. at Prince of Wales' Coll. and St. Dunstan's Coll., Charlottetown. Unmarried. A merchant and shipowner. El. to Ho. of Assem. in 1873, and re-el. at each succeeding election. Became a mem. of the Executive Council in 1891, and is still a member of the Govt. A Liberal.

ROGERS, HON. BENJAMIN (Charlottetown). El. on the Councillor vote for Charlottetown and Royalty at g. e., 1893, and re-el. at g. e., 1897. Was a mem. of the Peters Adm., without portfolio, and is a mem. of the Farquharson Admn., without portfolio. A Liberal.

SHAW, CYRUS (Kings, 3rd District). B. at New Perth, P.E.I., January 25, 1850. S. of Robert Shaw and Jane Williams, his wife, the former a native of Colonsay, Scot., the latter of P.E.I. Ed. at Prince of Wales' Coll., Charlottetown. A farmer. M., Penelope Partridge, Dec. 27, 1883. Entered public life in 1886 as a representative of the 3rd District of Kings Co. in the Legis. of P.E.I. which district he has represented continuously till the present time. A Presbyterian. A Liberal-Conservative.

SINCLAIR, HON. PETER (Queens, 1st District). S. of Peter Sinclair and Mary Crawford, his wife. B. at Cowal, Argyleshire, Scot. Ed. at the Parish sch. there. Emigrated to P.E.I., 1840. A farmer. M., Feb., 1879, Margaret, d. of A. MacMurdo. A. mem. for the 1st District of Queens, 1867. A mem. of the Ex. Council and Bd. of Ed., 1868-1871. Govt. resigned in 1871. Again apptd. to Ex. Council in 1872, when el. Govt. leader in the Ho. of Assembly, and mem. of the Bd. of Works. A successful candidate for Queens for Dominion Ho. of Commons, 1873. Re-el. in 1874 by accl. Defeated at g. e., 1878. El. to Legis. Assembly at g. e., 1882, and at each g. e. since. Was a mem. without portfolio of the Peters Admn. A Liberal.

WISE, JOSEPH A. (Queens, 2nd District). Of English parentage from Devon. B. at North Milton, Oct. 14, 1835. Ed. in common district school. A farmer. A Liberal.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND GENERAL ELECTIONS

Following are the names of the candidates at the general election, July 28, 1897, with the number of votes cast for each :

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THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.

His Honor, the Honorable James Colebrooke Patterson, P.C. S. of the late Rev. James Patterson, of Kingston, near Dublin. B. at Armagh, Irel., 1839. Ed. at Dublin. Came to Canada, 1857. Entered civil service at Ottawa, but resigned. Called to the Bar, 1876. Practised law at Windsor, Ont. Reeve of Windsor, 10 years; Warden of Essex Co.; Inspector of Schools. Represented N. Essex in Ontario Legis., 1874-78; Co. of Essex in House of Commons, 1878-82; North Essex in House of Commons, 1882-91. Defeated at g. e., 1891. Was Pres. of Ont. Conservative Union. Became Secretary of State in the Abbott Admn., Jan. 25, 1892. Apptd. Lieult.-Governor, Sept. 2, 1895. One of the founders, and first Returned to House of Commons for West Huron, Feb., 1892. Was Minister of Militia in the Thompson Admn., and also in the Bowell Ministry. Hon. Francis Goodschall Johnston April 9, 1872

President, "Canadian Magazine" Co. M., Oct., 1865, Katharine Dorothea, d. of the late Major Elliott. Church of England..

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Hon. Thos. Greenway, Premier, President of Council, Minister of Agriculture and Immigration and Railway Commissioner.

Hon. J. D. Cameron, Attorney-General and Provincial Lands Commissioner.
Hon. Robert Watson, Minister of Public Works.

Hon. Charles J. Mickle, Provincial Secretary and Municipal Commissioner.
Hon. Daniel H. McMillian, Provincial Treasurer.

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