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Alexander MacKenzie
Liberal
 Term -Nov. 5, 1873-Oct. 9, 1878
Age on becoming PM- 51
Born-Jan 28, 1822 Scotland. Came to Canada at age 20. Married with 3 children- the first two named Mary. The first Mary lived only a year.
First Liberal Prime Minister. Died while still a member. Declined knighthood.
Biography and Links
Died: at age 70, April 17, 1892, of a stroke; buried in Lake View Cemetery, Sarnia, Ont.
See: Grave sites of the Prime Ministers
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The Prime Ministers of Canada
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His statue on Parliament Hill In print, see the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume XII, pp. 647-658
Dictionary Canadian Biography Vol. XII DCB Online
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