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Mackenzie, Alexander

Also known as Alasdair MacCoinnich
Date of Birth: 1764 Place of birth: Stornoway on the isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Date of Death: March 12, 1820 Place of death: near Dunkeld, Scotland Cause of death: Bright's Disease

Alexander MackenzieAlexander Mackenzie was an explorer, North West Company partner; first person to cross the North American continent and reach the Pacific over land.

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    Mackenzie’s health was failing; Bright’s disease appears to have been the most likely cause. In January 1820 he went to Edinburgh to seek medical advice; in March, on the return journey to Avoch, he died unexpectedly in a wayside inn near Dunkeld. (Dictionary of Canadian Biography)