(died 12 Feb. 1945, in his 67th year), telephone manager. (W. J. MacKinnon, Willie MacKinnon) Parents: Mr and Mrs Dougald MacKinnon, of Lochiel Township. In 1915 he was appointed manager, secretary-treasurer, repairman and switchboard supervisor of the Glengarry Telephone Company, a combination of offices which reflects the smallness of the company, important though the company was to the people of its section of GC. MacKinnon resigned in 1942, after 27 years of service, being succeeded by J. J. McCormick. MacKinnon died in Montreal, where he resided in his last three years; otherwise, he was a long-term resident of Lochiel Township. (four children) His wife Hughena Cameron has left an admirably good description of her husband’s telephone career and their years of sharing their home with the telephone headquarters at the village of Lochiel. He was an elder in the United Church, Kirk Hill. Mason. He was buried at St. Columba cemetery, Kirk Hill.

Glengarry News 23 Feb. 1945 * Basil McCormick, A Souvenir of the Glengarry Telephone Co. Ltd. (1999) * Butternuts and Maple Sugar 190, 324-326 (portrait) for Mrs MacKinnon’s narrative