Peter Adolphus McIntyre

Peter Adolphus McIntyre (July 19, 1840 – July 16, 1910) was a Canadian politician, public servant, physician and coroner.[1][2]

The Hon. Peter Adolphus McIntyre
7th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
In office May 23, 1899 – October 3, 1904
Monarchs	Victoria Edward VII
Governor General	The Earl of Minto
Premier	Donald Farquharson Arthur Peters
Preceded by	George William Howlan
Succeeded by	Donald Alexander MacKinnon
Member of the Canadian Parliament for King's County
In office January 22, 1874 – September 17, 1878 Serving with Daniel Davies
Preceded by	Augustine Colin Macdonald
Succeeded by	Augustine Colin Macdonald Ephraim Bell Muttart
In office June 20, 1882 – March 5, 1891 Serving with James Edwin Robertson
Preceded by	Augustine Colin Macdonald Ephraim Bell Muttart
Succeeded by	Augustine Colin Macdonald John McLean
Personal details
Born	(1840-07-19)July 19, 1840 Peterville, Prince Edward Island Colony
Died	July 16, 1910(1910-07-16) (aged 69) Souris, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Spouses	Agnes McDonald ​ (m. 1871)​ Barbara Rigg ​ (m. 1886)​
Residence	Souris, Prince Edward Island
Alma mater	Quebec Seminary Laval University McGill University Saint Dunstan's University
Occupation	public servant, physician and coroner
Profession	Politician

Born 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]