Sandy MacKay was a politician in the State of

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Biography

MacKay was born Alexander MacKay on January 13, 1881 in

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. In 1901 he married Cora E. Winslow, who died in 1919. On July 7, 1924 he married Anna Bowman. MacKay was

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and was known to be a member of

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, the

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, and the

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. He died on December 9, 1952.

Career

MacKay served in the Michigan State House of Representatives from 1937 to 1952. He was a jeweler and a postmaster by trade.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackay, Sandy Politicians from Milwaukee Members of the Michigan House of Representatives Michigan postmasters 1881 births 1952 deaths 20th-century members of the Michigan Legislature