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Norman Archibald Macrae (N.A.M.) MacKenzie, (January 5, 1894January 26, 1986) was the President of the University of British Columbia from 1944 to 1962, and a
In 1969, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
He and his wife, born Margaret Thomas (1903–1987), had three children: Bridget Mackenzie (?-present), Susan Mackenzie (1928– 2011), and Patrick Thomas Mackenzie (1932-Jan 23 2006).
Senator
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from 1966 to 1969.
Biography
He was born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. He fought during World War I. He studied law at Dalhousie,Harvard
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and Cambridge Universities. In 1927, he went to the University of Toronto, where he taught law for thirteen years. He became president of the University of New Brunswick in 1940. He was president of the University of British Columbia from 1944 to 1962. In 1959 he hosted Queen Elizabeth at the University of British Columbia's Faculty Club UBC Archives Photograph (Image #UBC 1.1/2640-2), also available as a postcard from UBC
He was a member of the Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
from 1966 to 1969 representing the senatorial division of University-Point Grey, British Columbia.
In 1969, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
He and his wife, born Margaret Thomas (1903–1987), had three children: Bridget Mackenzie (?-present), Susan Mackenzie (1928– 2011), and Patrick Thomas Mackenzie (1932-Jan 23 2006).
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