Background
He was born in Orwell, Prince Edward Island, the son of William Macphail and Catherine E. Smith, and was educated at Prince of Wales College, McGill University and Queen"s University.
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Alexander Macphail
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He represented 4th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1911 to 1915 as a Conservative. He was a professor in the School of Mining and then the Department of Civil Engineering at Queen"s, later becoming department head He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers during World War I. He led a company of engineers as a major, later reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
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Conservative
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Distinguished Service Order; Order of Street Michael and Street George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.