Patrick Purcell (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Patrick Purcell (May 1, 1833 - May 1, 1891) was a railway contractor and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Glengarry in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1887 to 1891.He was born in Glengarry County, Upper Canada; his father was a native of Ireland and his mother came from Scotland. In 1852, Purcell married Isabella McDonald. He was a construction contractor and built St. Peter's Canal in Nova Scotia and sections of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Intercolonial Railway. Purcell was reeve of Charlottenburg Township in 1884.