Dr. Peter Adolphus McIntyre: Medicine and Public Service
Peter Adolphus McIntyre’s career joined medicine with public service. Born at Peterville on 19 July 1840, he trained as a doctor and began practising in Souris after graduating from McGill University in 1867.
A physician serving eastern Kings
His official biography records his work as coroner for Kings County and his involvement with the construction of the Prince Edward Island railway in 1872–1873.
From Parliament to Government House
McIntyre was elected to the Parliament of Canada for Kings County in 1874. After defeat in 1878, he returned in 1882 and again in 1887. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor on 23 May 1899 and served until 1904.
His story belongs among both the doctors and the public figures connected with eastern PEI. He should be distinguished from Bishop Peter MacIntyre and from John MacIntosh, the land-reform advocate.