Eneas Mackenzie (1778–1832) was an English topographer.

Life

He was born in

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; his parents moved to

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, when he was three years old. After working with his father as a shoemaker, he became a

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minister, and then made an unsuccessful attempt to establish himself in business as a broker at Sunderland. Returning to Newcastle he opened a school, which he gave up and worked as a printer and publisher. Mackenzie was mainly instrumental in founding the Mechanics' Institution in Newcastle, where his bust was preserved. He was a liberal in politics, and one of the secretaries of the

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. He died at Newcastle on 21 February 1832.

Works

His works include :- *"A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Town and County of

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including the Borough of

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, Volume I", by Eneas MacKenzie, published 1818. *"An historical, topographical and descriptive view of the

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; comprehending the various subjects of Natural, Civil and Ecclesiastical Geography, Agriculture, Mines, Manufactures, Navigation, Trade, Commerce, Buildings, Antiquities, Curiosities, Public Institutions, Charities, Population, Customs, Biography, Local History &c. Volume II" – (E. Mackenzie and ontinued byM. Ross) These above two works contain quoted passages in Geordie dialect, or older style English. *"A New, Improved, and Authentic Life of James Allan: The Celebrated Northumberland Piper, Detailing His Surprising Adventures in Various Parts of Europe" - by James Thompson, Eneas Mackenzie * *"Memoirs of Mrs. Caroline Chisholm ... To Which Is Added, A History Of The Family Colonization Loan Society" - by Eneas Mackenzie, Caroline Chisholm.

References

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackenzie, Eneas 19th-century English historians Writers from Newcastle upon Tyne 1832 deaths 1778 births People from Aberdeenshire