McIntyre was educated at the Quebec Seminary, Laval University and McGill University where he earned his medical degree in 1867. He returned to Prince Edward Island to begin his practice. He served as Kings County coroner for several years.[1]
In 1872 he was appointed one of the commissioners overlooking the construction of the Prince Edward Island Railway and was railway commander.[1]
^ abcdePrince Edward Island:Lieutenant Governors Gallery:Peter Adolphus McIntyre, Government of Prince Edward Island, accessed December 26, 2007
^ abcPeter Adolphus McIntyre – Parliament of Canada biography
December 18, 2023
peter, adolphus, mcintyre, july, 1840, july, 1910, canadian, politician, public, servant, physician, coroner, lieutenant, governor, prince, edward, islandin, office, 1899, october, 1904monarchsvictoriaedward, viigovernor, generalthe, earl, mintopremierdonald, . Peter Adolphus McIntyre July 19 1840 July 16 1910 was a Canadian politician public servant physician and coroner 1 2 The Hon Peter Adolphus McIntyre7th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward IslandIn office May 23 1899 October 3 1904MonarchsVictoriaEdward VIIGovernor GeneralThe Earl of MintoPremierDonald FarquharsonArthur PetersPreceded byGeorge William HowlanSucceeded byDonald Alexander MacKinnonMember of the Canadian Parliament for King s CountyIn office January 22 1874 September 17 1878Serving with Daniel DaviesPreceded byAugustine Colin MacdonaldSucceeded byAugustine Colin MacdonaldEphraim Bell MuttartIn office June 20 1882 March 5 1891Serving with James Edwin RobertsonPreceded byAugustine Colin MacdonaldEphraim Bell MuttartSucceeded byAugustine Colin MacdonaldJohn McLeanPersonal detailsBorn 1840 07 19 July 19 1840Peterville Prince Edward Island ColonyDiedJuly 16 1910 1910 07 16 aged 69 Souris Prince Edward Island Dominion of CanadaNationalityCanadianPolitical partyLiberalSpousesAgnes McDonald m 1871 wbr Barbara Rigg m 1886 wbr ResidenceSouris Prince Edward IslandAlma materQuebec SeminaryLaval UniversityMcGill UniversitySaint Dunstan s UniversityOccupationpublic servant physician and coronerProfessionPoliticianBorn at Peterville in Kings County Prince Edward Island McIntyre s paternal grandfather came to Canada from Scotland around 1785 and settled at Cable Head PEI McIntyre s great grandfather on his mother s side fought under General Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759 1 McIntyre was educated at the Quebec Seminary Laval University and McGill University where he earned his medical degree in 1867 He returned to Prince Edward Island to begin his practice He served as Kings County coroner for several years 1 In 1872 he was appointed one of the commissioners overlooking the construction of the Prince Edward Island Railway and was railway commander 1 Following Prince Edward Island s entry into Canadian confederation which occurred in part as a result of the debt incurred by the colony for the railway s construction McIntyre was elected in the 1874 federal election to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Kings County He was defeated in the 1878 federal election but regained his seat in 1882 and was re elected in 1887 2 After being defeated in the next two elections 2 McIntyre was appointed the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island by the Laurier government in 1899 He served in office until 1904 and died six years later in Souris P E I 1 References edit a b c d e Prince Edward Island Lieutenant Governors Gallery Peter Adolphus McIntyre Government of Prince Edward Island accessed December 26 2007 a b c Peter Adolphus McIntyre Parliament of Canada biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Adolphus McIntyre amp oldid 1181695541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
