Purcell was reeve of Charlottenburg Township in 1884 .
He was a construction contractor and built St. Peter 's Canal in Nova Scotia and sections of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Intercolonial Railway .
construction contractor was construction contractor of Charlottenburg Township in 1884 .
He was a construction contractor and built St. Peter 's Canal in Nova Scotia and sections of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Intercolonial Railway .