| description: | John Irvine; Born In Perthshire, Scotland In 1849. Emigrated To Canada In 1860 With His Family. Settled At Breadalbane, Glengarry, On. In 1869 - 1870 He Joined The Wolseley Expedition To The West; Was Employed In Locating & Building A Road From Lake Superior West; Came To Winnipeg In May 1870; Settled At Longburn, Mb, And Farmed Ther Until 1921; Served As Councillor For The District From 1881 - 1883 |