Alfred McWilliams (October 6, 1840 – 1928) was a farmer and political figure in

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

. He represented

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in the

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from 1891 to 1915 as a

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member. He was born in

West Cape, Prince Edward Island West Cape is a cape and an unincorporated community located at the westernmost extremity of Prince Edward Island, Canada. West Cape is the westernmost point of Prince Edward Island, as opposed to West Point, which lies several kilometres to the ...

, of

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descent. McWilliams was a miller, a justice of the peace and served as postmaster for West Cape for 30 years. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1891 by-election held after

John Yeo John Yeo (29 June 1837 – 14 December 1924) was a Canadian farmer, ship builder and parliamentarian. Yeo was born in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island, the son of James Yeo and Damaris Sargent, and educated in England. He was first electe ...

was elected to the House of Commons. McWilliams owned a

gristmill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...

, a

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and a

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. He married Clara Jane Winslow in 1905. McWilliams died in West Cape.

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* 1840 births 1928 deaths Politicians from Prince County, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs Canadian justices of the peace 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub