Hugh Mackay (1832 – April 2, 1890) was a Scottish-born businessman and political figure in

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. He was a member of the

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representing Victoria division from April 4 to 13 in 1888. He was born in

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, the son of Angus Mackay and his wife Euphemia. Mackay came to Canada during the 1830s and was educated at the École Phillips in

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. He was employed by Joseph Mackay and Sons which was owned by his uncles, becoming a partner in 1856. Mackay was president of the Mackay Institute for deaf-mutes, vice-president of the local

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and a director of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company. He was also a co-founder and director for the Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Mackay later moved to

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, where he died at the age of 57. He was buried in

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. His brother

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served in the Canadian senate.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackay, Hugh 1832 births 1890 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MLCs Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec Pre-Confederation Canadian businesspeople Immigrants to Lower Canada Anglophone Quebec people Burials at Mount Royal Cemetery