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Mackenzie (ALEXANDER a Canadian statesman)

ALEXANDER, a Canadian statesman; born in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland, Jan. 28, 1822; removed to Canada in 1842; in 1852 became MACKENZIE editor of a Reform newspaper; represented Lambton in Parliament 1861-1867, and in the Dominion Parliament till 1882; was then elected for East York, and was re-elected in 1887. In 1873 he succeeded Macdonald as premier, and remained at the head of the government till 1878. He published the "Life and Speeches of Hon. George Brown" (1882).

He died in Toronto, Canada, April 17, 1892.