Alexander Mackay (11 May 1833 – 18 November 1909) was a New Zealand farmer, explorer, linguist, magistrate and land court judge. He was born in

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

Midlothian Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh, ...

, Scotland on 11 May 1833. James Mackay Sr was his uncle and James Mackay Jr was his cousin. He married Hannah Sarah Gibbs at Collingwood, a daughter of William Gibbs. Mackay died at

Feilding Feilding ( mi, Aorangi) is a town in the Manawatū District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 54, 20 kilometres north of Palmerston North. The town is the seat of the Manawatū District Council. Feilding has ...

on 18 November 1909, and was buried at Feilding Cemetery.

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