David MacKeen explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon.
David MacKeen
Order1:11th
Office1:Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Predecessor1:James Drummond McGregor
Successor1:MacCallum Grant
Term Start1:October 19, 1915
Term End1:November 13, 1916
Monarch1:George V
Governor General1:the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
The Duke of Devonshire
Premier1:George Henry Murray
Office2:Senator for Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Nominator2:Mackenzie Bowell
Term Start2:February 21, 1896
Term End2:October 15, 1915
Constituency Mp3:Cape Breton
Parliament3:Canadian
Predecessor3:Hector Francis McDougall
Successor3:Charles Tupper
Term Start3:February 22, 1887
Term End3:February 21, 1896
Birth Date:20 September 1839
Birth Place:Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death Place:Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Conservative[1]
Relations:Henry Poole MacKeen
Occupation:surveyor, mine manager
Profession:politician

David MacKeen (September 20, 1839  - November 13, 1916) was a Canadian surveyor, mine manager, politician, and the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Life

Born in Mabou, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Cape Breton in the 1887 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1891 election. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1896, representing the senatorial division of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He resigned in 1915 when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. He died in office in 1916.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACKEEN, The Hon. David. Parliamentarian of Canada. 22 July 2012. 1 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001163308/http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=187e22aa-11df-4338-87fc-4098c90e4863&Language=E&Section=ALL. dead.
  2. Web site: MacKeen, David . Dictionary of Canadian Biographies. July 22, 2012.