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MacKenzie, Alexander

Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery
Date of Birth: January 28, 1822 Place of birth: Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland
Date of Death: April 17, 1892 Place of death: Toronto, Ontario Cause of death: stroke

Alexander MackenzieAlexander Mackenzie was the 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (November 7, 1873 – October 9, 1878).

 

 

 

 

 

  • Interment Info

    Alexander Mackenzie died on 17 April 1892, after being bedridden as a consequence of a fall near his home in early February. He did not have a state funeral. But attendances at services in Toronto and Sarnia were very large, and much public respect was paid the man.  (Dictionary of Canadian Biography)

    Record Number

    1587

    Name of Deceased

    Mackenzie, Alexander

    Lot Section

    L

    Lot Number

    Plot Location

    98

    Age

    70

    Place of Birth

    Scotland

    Sex

    M

    Interment Date

    1892 Apr-21

    Lot Owner

    Mackenzie Charles

    Nearest Relative

    wife

    Funeral Director

    Wilson-Scarf

Cemetery

Lakeview Cemetery
1016 Colborne RoadSarnia, OntarioN7V 3K7(519)

Did you know ... ?

Only Pre-WWI un-knighted Prime Minister?
Alexander MacKenzie declined all offers of knighthood and was the only Canadian Prime Minister not to have received a knighthood from the monarch.