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MACNEVIN, ALEXANDER J., general merchant and farmer; b. 20 September 1885 in Argyle Shore, son of John MacNevin and Ann Campbell; m. 1 September 1915 Perle Elnora McLeod, and there were no children; Church of Scotland; d. 25 August 1937 in Toronto. MacNevin, a Conservative, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1915 for 1st Queens. He was re-elected in the general election of 1923. He was defeated in the general election of 1919. According to the Evening Patriot, he was an able debater in the Legislature and a vigilant custodian of his constituents’ interests. The Evening Patriot goes on to say that he was a keen businessman and had an exceptionally wide knowledge of agricultural problems. MacNevin was educated in the local school and also attended Charlottetown Business College. For several years, he was a general merchant and farmer in Bonshaw. About 10 years before his death, he became a partner of the Canada Varnish Company Limited in Toronto. Alexander MacNevin died 25 August 1937. Pearle MacNevin, the daughter of Colin McLeod who emigrated from Scotland in 1841, was born 1 April 1895., CPG 1916, 1918, 1921, 1928; Evening Patriot 3 May 1921; PARO: Accession 3043/356; Argyle Shore Cemetery Records.