Lorne Herbert MacFarlane (April 28, 1904 – January 11, 1971) was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 5th Prince

5th Prince

5th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1996.The district comprised the city of Summerside.-Dual Member:...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 from 1948 to 1955 as a Liberal

Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...

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He was born in Bedeque, Prince Edward Island

Bedeque, Prince Edward Island

Bedeque is a settlement in Prince Edward Island.Bedeque: Yogurt has a better act of culture than this place.Bedeque is to boring as Ben is to lactose...

, the son of Neil Howard MacFarlane and Helen Leard. In 1927, he married Pearl H. Vaughan. MacFarlane spent most of his life in Summerside

Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...

. He was also a produce dealer and vice-president and founder of MacFarlane Produce. MacFarlane was a co-founder of the Prince Edward Island Bag Company, which was established in 1935 to manufacture jute

Jute

Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, which has been classified in the family Tiliaceae, or more recently in Malvaceae....

potato bags, later expanding to produce other types of packages.