ern ities ▁and ▁sor or ities ▁Category : 1 8 6 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Virginia <0x0A> </s> ▁Alexander ▁Mc L ellan ▁Mack ay ▁( 1 8 3 4 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁business man ▁and ▁politician ▁in ▁New found land . ▁He ▁represented ▁Bur geo ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁and ▁Port ▁de ▁Gra ve ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁as ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁in ▁the ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P ict ou , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁He ▁taught ▁school ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁and ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁te legraph ▁operator ▁in ▁Hal if ax , ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁Mack ay ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁O ' Ne ill . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁New found land ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁as ▁super int endent ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York , ▁New found land ▁and ▁London ▁Te legraph ▁Company ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Ang lo - American ▁Te legraph ▁Company ). ▁Mack ay ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁province ' s ▁Executive ▁Council ▁as ▁a ▁minister ▁without ▁port folio ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Electric ▁Light ▁Company , ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁established