Alfred Edgar MacLean was a farmer, fox rancher, trader and political figure in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 3rd Prince

3rd Prince

3rd Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the eastern central portion of Prince County....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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 from 1915 to 1921 and Prince

Prince (electoral district)

Prince was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968.This riding was created in 1903 from parts of East Prince and West Prince ridings....

 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1921 to 1939 as a Liberal

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He was born on Prince Edward Island, the son of Roderick A. MacLean, and was educated in Summerside

Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...

and at the Truro Agricultural College. MacLean married Henrietta S. Stewart. He served eight years on the municipal council for Summerside. MacLean resigned his seat in the provincial assembly to run for a seat in the House of Commons in 1921. He died in office in 1939 at the age of 71.