Frederick Mackenzie (Quebec politician) explained

Frederick Mackenzie
Constituency Mp:Montreal West
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:John Young
Successor:Thomas Workman
Term Start:1874
Term End:1875
Birth Date:10 April 1841
Birth Place:Montreal, Canada East
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts[1]
Party:Liberal

Frederick Mackenzie (April 10, 1841  - July 2, 1889) was a lawyer and politician in Quebec.

Biography

He was born in 1841 at Sherbrooke Street in Montreal. He was the son of John Gordon Mackenzie (1796–1881), a wealthy dry goods merchant and native of Dingwall. Mackenzie's mother was a daughter of the Hon. Horatio Yates.[2] Mackenzie was educated at McGill University and was called to the Lower Canada bar in 1862.

Frederick Mackenzie was a captain in the militia and served during the Fenian raids. He was a lay secretary for the Church of England in Quebec and Montreal.[3] His election in 1874 was declared void by reason of bribery by his agents;[4] he was elected again in a by-election held in December that year. That election was also declared void and Thomas Workman was elected in a by-election held the following year.

Mackenzie represented Montreal West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1875 as a Liberal member.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.
  2. The Dominion Annual Register and Review, 1882
  3. http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32948 The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1874)
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=1rINAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22alexander+allan+stevenson%22&pg=PA1173