Creelman MacArthur

Creelman MacArthur (June 12, 1874 – December 27, 1943) was a senator in the Parliament of Canada representing Prince Edward Island.

Born and educated in Summerside, he was the son of Jeremiah MacArthur and Ellen Donald.

MacArthur was married twice: to Hannah Lois Beattie in 1899 and to Muriel Mabel Lee in 1937.

[1] He was elected to the Summerside Town Council in 1915, serving until 1919 when he became a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly for the district of 5th Prince.

He built a noted summer home at Foxley River where he entertained extensively, including, in the summer of 1933, the officers and petty officers of the Royal Navy sloop, HMS Scarborough.