Francis Wallace Mackenzie (1824 – 5 December 1892) was a 19th-century

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from

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, New Zealand. Mackenzie was born in

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, Scotland, in 1824. Aged 16, he sailed to India with the

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. He left just before the

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and bought land at the

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, New Zealand. There, he set up his farm 'Glenkenich', and the locality, near

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, is now known as Pomahaka. Mackenzie served as a member of the

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. He represented the

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electorate from to 1884, when he was defeated. At the Mackenzie stood in the electorate, and was initially declared the winner with a one-vote majority. However, a recount resulted in the result being reversed, with Hugh Valentine being elected. Mackenzie died at his home, Glenkenich Station, on 5 December 1892.

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1824 births 1892 deaths People from Ross and Cromarty Scottish emigrants to New Zealand Members of the Otago Provincial Council Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1884 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1887 New Zealand general election Place of birth missing 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-politician-stub