Mackenzie, Alexander
Died: 1892 AD, at 70 years of age.
Nationality: Canadian
Categories: Prime Ministers
1822 – He was born on the 28th of January of this year in Logierait, Scotland.
1845 - Mackenzie married Helen Neil in this year and with her had three children, with only one girl surviving infancy.
1853 – He married Jane Sym this year.
1873 – When the Macdonald government fell due to the Pacific scandal in this year, the Governor General, Lord Dufferin, had to call on someone to form a government. There was no clear leader of the Liberal Party. Mackenzie was the fourth person called upon, and the first to accept the post of Prime Minister. He was the Prime Minister of Canada from the 7th of November of this year until on the 9th of October of 1878.
1874 - As Prime Minister, he strove to reform and simply the machinery of government. He introduced the secret ballot; created the Supreme Court of Canada; established the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston in this year.
1878 – He established Office of the Auditor General in this year; and struggled to launch the national railway.
1880 - After his government's defeat, Mackenzie remained Leader of the Opposition until this year, when he relinquished the party leadership to Edward Blake. However, he remained as a Member of Parliament until his death.
1892 – He died of stroke at age 70 that resulted from hitting his head during a fall on the 17th of April of this year in Toronto, Ontario.
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The Journals of Alexander MacKenzie: Exploring Across Canada in 1789&1793 by Alexander Mackenzie (Paperback - Jun 1, 2001) Alexander Mackenzie (1763-1820), explorer and fur trader, was possibly the first white man to cross continental North America. He traveled mostly by canoe, determining his longitude by observing the...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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First Crossing: Alexander Mackenzie, His Expedition Across North America, and the Opening of the Continent by Derek Hayes (Hardcover - Jan 7, 2002) Timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition is this remarkable account of Alexander Mackenzie--the explorer who beat Lewis and Clark across the North American continent....  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The History Of The Highland Clearances (Mercat Classics) by Alexander MacKenzie (Paperback - Mar 31, 2005) In the nineteenth century many of the inhabitants of the Highland glens were cleared out, often by forcible eviction, to make way for a more profitable tenant--the Great Cheviot sheep. Families had... In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. |
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Alexander MacKenzie by Ronald Syme (Library Binding - Jan 24, 2000) |
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Sea Dangers: The Affair of the Somers by Philip Mcfarland (Hardcover - Oct 12, 1987) |
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Journal of the Voyage to the Pacific by Alexander MacKenzie (Paperback - Jan 24, 1996) |
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