Dougald Currie (August 22, ca. 1844 – November 5, 1918) was a farmer and political figure on

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

, and was educated there. He represented

2nd Queens 2nd Queens 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

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from 1902 to 1904 as a Conservative. He was born in Fairview,

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, the son of Malcolm Currie and Katherine Bell, both

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immigrants. In 1869, he married Maria Burdette. Currie spent most of his life on a large farm in Fairview, later moving to

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1890. Currie was elected to the assembly in a 1902 by-election held after Donald Farquharson was elected to the House of Commons. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1904. He died in Charlottetown.

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* 1840s births 1918 deaths People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs Year of birth uncertain {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub