▁and ▁was ▁also ▁owned ▁a ▁milk ▁processing ▁company . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁married ▁Glad ys ▁Kath le en ▁Mc Card le . ▁C ull en ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁provincial ▁assembly ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁by - e lection ▁held ▁after ▁Mark ▁R . ▁Mac Gu igan ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁judge . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁when ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁C ull en ▁served ▁as ▁speaker ▁for ▁the ▁assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁province ' s ▁Executive ▁Council , ▁serving ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁C ull en ▁was ▁also ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁for ▁Saint ▁D unst an ' s ▁University , ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁management ▁for ▁the ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁N urs ing ▁and ▁chairman ▁for ▁the ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁Health ▁Services ▁Commission . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Way ▁and ▁was ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Char l ott et own ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 9 . ▁ ▁His ▁brother ▁Thomas ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the