David MacKeen (September 20, 1839 – November 13, 1916) was a
Canadian
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surveyor, mine manager, politician, and the
11th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
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.
Life
Born in
Mabou
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, he was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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for the riding of
Cape Breton
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in the
1887 federal election. A
Conservative
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, he was re-elected in the
1891 election. He was summoned to the
Senate of Canada
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in 1896, representing the senatorial division of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He resigned in 1915 when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. He died in office in 1916.
Electoral record
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1839 births
1916 deaths
Canadian senators from Nova Scotia
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia