Creelman MacArthur (June 12, 1874 – December 27, 1943) was a

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in the

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representing

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. He was a businessman in

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. Born and educated in Summerside, he was the son of Jeremiah MacArthur and Ellen Donald. MacArthur was married twice: to Hannah Lois Beattie in 1899 and to Muriel Mabel Lee in 1937. He was elected to the Summerside Town Council in 1915, serving until 1919 when he became a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of 5th Prince. He resigned his seat in 1925 when the

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of Canada,

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, appointed him to the

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. MacArthur promoted his island home as a tourist destination. He built a noted summer home at Foxley River where he entertained extensively, including, in the summer of 1933, the

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and

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s of the

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sloop, HMS ''Scarborough''. He died in office in Summerside at the age of 69. His daughter Constance married John David Stewart.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macarthur, Creelman 1874 births 1943 deaths Politicians from Summerside, Prince Edward Island Canadian senators from Prince Edward Island Canadian people of Scottish descent Liberal Party of Canada senators Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs Prince Edward Island municipal councillors 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada