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1899 James Wyatt Postcard
1899 James Wyatt Postcard
Title: PEI Law Society Postcard to James Wyatt
Description: Postal stationary card from the Librarian of Law Society of Prince Edward Island to James E. Wyatt in Summerside. Dated and postmarked at Charlottetown on June 28, 1899. Message from Alex G. Bremner reads, "Your subscription to The Law Society of P.E. Island is now past due. Please remit amount ($5.00) Five dollars as soon as possible as Mr. Haszard wishes to close the account." Francis L. Haszard was Secretary-Treasurer of the Law Society. Card shows minor edge wear and soiling from handling. Also, shows a small poke hole.
James Edward "Ned" Wyatt (September 24, 1860 – May 4, 1932) was a lawyer and political figure on P.E.I. He represented 5th Prince in the Provincial Assembly from 1908 to 1915 as a Conservative. Wyatt was born in Charlottetown and was educated at Prince of Wales College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1883 and set up practice in Summerside with his brother-in-law J.E. Lefurgey. Wyatt's daughter, Wanda, would become the first female law student in the province. Her father supported a bill in the legislature to allow women to study law and sponsored her application to law school.