Charles MacKenzie (October 5, 1832 – September 5, 1900) was an
Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented
Lambton West
Lambton West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1883 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from parts of Lambton riding.
The West Riding of the county of ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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as a
Liberal member from 1889 to 1894.
He was born in
Dunkeld,
Perthshire
Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...
,
Scotland in 1832, the son of Alexander Mackenzie, and came to
Canada West with his family in 1842. MacKenzie apprenticed in the printing business with
George Brown at
Toronto before returning to
Sarnia where he went into the hardware business with his brother John. MacKenzie married Agnes Young in 1863. He was also an oil dealer in Sarnia and was president of the Lambton Loan and Investment Company. In 1888, he served as warden for
Lambton County. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1889 by-election held after the death of
Timothy Blair Pardee. MacKenzie was a prominent member of the
Freemason
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s.
His brother
Alexander MacKenzie was a Canadian Prime Minister.
References
External links
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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'' JA Gemmill''Commemorative biographical record of the county of Lambton, Ontario'', JH Beers (1906)
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1832 births
1900 deaths
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Scottish emigrants to Canada