Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie
Order:12th
Office:Attorney General of Fiji
Governor:Sir Cecil Hunter Rodwell
Sir Eyre Hutson
Term Start:1922
Term End:1927
Predecessor:Sir Alfred Young
Successor:Percy McElwaine
Order1:Acting
Office1:Chief Justice of Fiji
Monarch1:George V
Governor1:Sir Cecil Hunter Rodwell
Term Start1:1922
Term End1:1923
Predecessor1:Sir Charles Davson
Successor1:Sir Alfred Young
Birth Date:1 May 1882
Birth Place:British India
Nationality:British
Spouse:Phyllis Taylor
24 July 1915 – 3 June 1931
(his death)
Children:1 son, 1 daughter (twins)
Occupation:Soldier, Lawyer, Jurist
Rank:Captain
Unit:Royal Munster Fusiliers

Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie (1 May 1882 – 3 June 1931)[1] was a British soldier, lawyer, and judge. After serving initially as Solicitor General of the East Africa Protectorate from 30 November 1919,[2] he went on to serve as Attorney General of Fiji from 1922 to 1927. He acted in an interim capacity as Chief Justice of Fiji and Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific from 1922 to 1923. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of Fiji in 1927.[3]

Muir MacKenzie served in the 5th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, attaining the rank of Captain.[4]

Family

Born in India,[5] Muir MacKenzie was the son of Sir John William Pitt Muir MacKenzie, an administrator in British India,[6] and Fanny Louisa Johnstone. On 24 July 1915 he married Phyllis Taylor, daughter of Henry Howard Taylor. They had twin children: Lieutenant Commander Hamish Muir MacKenzie (20 October 1917 – 18 June 1947) and Susan Muir MacKenzie (20 October 1917 – 1978).[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Author Names starting with Mu. New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors. 24 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Appointments. Kenya Gazette. 24 September 2015. 17 December 1919.
  3. Web site: Kenneth James Muir Mackenzie. The Peerage. 24 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Kenneth James Muir Mackenzie. The Peerage. 24 September 2015.
  5. Web site: Hon Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie in the New Zealand, Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1908, 1925, 1938. Ancestry.com. 24 September 2015.
  6. Web site: John William Pitt Muir MacKenzie. 24 September 2015.
  7. Web site: Kenneth James Muir Mackenzie. The Peerage. 24 September 2015.