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MACRAE, MAJOR ANDREW BOSWALL. soldier, dairy farmer, and business person; b. 14 September 1919 in Charlottetown, son of Frederick Taylor MacRae and Annie McGowan Boswall; m. 8 April 1941 Rena MacLean Jay, and they had one child, Andrew lan; Presbyterian. MacRae, a Conservative, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1959 for 3rd Queens. He was re-elected in the general election of 1962. He was defeated in the general elections of 1955 and 1966. On 16 September 1960, MacRae was appointed Minister of Agriculture and served in that portfolio until 1966. MacRae received his early education at Central Royalty School and went on to study at Prince of Wales College. At one time he lived in East Royalty. MacRae was a dairy farmer and he operated a business. A retired Major in the Canadian Army, he fought in the Second World War and the Korean War. He was a member of the Lake Superior Regiment from 17 July 1940 to 9 April 1946, where he rose to the rank of Captain. MacRae served in the United Kingdom and northwest Europe throughout the Second World War. When called to duty in Korea, he was part of the Royal Canadian Regiment from 1 August 1950 until 1 April 1953. By the time he retired, MacRae had earned the rank of Major. He is currently a member of the United Services Officers Club. Andrew MacRae and his wife live in Stratford. Rena MacRae is the daughter of Crawford Jay and Eliza M. Jay., CPG 1956, 1966, 1970; PEI Journal of the Legislative Assembly 1966 p. 3.