Augustus Edward Crevier Holland (March 26, 1824 – 1919) was a farmer and political figure in
Prince Edward Island. He represented
4th Prince
4th 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
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1876 and from 1879 to 1886 as a
Conservative member.
He was born in
Tryon, Prince Edward Island
Tryon is an unincorporated area in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Situated on Route 1 and Route 10, it lies within the township of Lot 28 which in 2006 had a population of 880 people. Tryon is not far from Crapaud, Prince Edward ...
, the son of Frederick B. Holland and Elizabeth Grathay,
and the grandson of
Samuel Holland. Holland led a volunteer rifle company and served on the Board of Works.
Holland seconded the motion put forward by
Cornelius Howatt in 1873 opposing the entry of Prince Edward Island into the Dominion of Canada. He was married three times: to Mary Conroy, the widow of Doctor James H. Conroy, in 1858, then to Emma Parker in 1879 and finally to Annie Page in 1898.
References
''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883'' JA Gemmill
1824 births
1919 deaths
People from Prince County, Prince Edward Island
Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs
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