Famous People with Name Mckenzie

William Alexander McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Alexander McKenzie: was a builder and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Similkameen in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1918 to 1933 as a Conservative. He was a resident of Penticton from 1906 and served as reeve in 1917. McKenzie was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1918 by-election held after Lytton Wilmot Shatford was named to the Canadian senate. He was a member of provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Mines and Minister of Labour. He moved to Victoria after being named to cabinet. McKenzie was defeated by Charles Herbert Percy Tupper when he ran for reelection in 1933.

Daniel George McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Daniel George McKenzie: was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1933 as a United Farmers and then Liberal-Conservative member. McKenzie served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1929 to 1933. He was party leader for the United Farmers of Nova Scotia and leader of the opposition in 1920. McKenzie died in Malagash at the age of 79.

Daniel Duncan McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Daniel Duncan McKenzie: was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician. He served was Commissioner of Schools for Cape Breton and was elected ten times to the Municipal Council of North Sydney, serving as Mayor for five years. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1900 as a Liberal, and again at the general elections of 1901. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of North Cape Breton and Victoria in the 1904 federal election. A Liberal, he resigned in 1906 when he was appointed a Judge of District No. 7, County Court of Nova Scotia. He retired in 1908 and was re-elected in the 1908 federal election. He was re-elected in 1911, 1917, and 1921.

Robert McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert McKenzie: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Jarvis, Ontario and became an agent. He was first elected to Parliament at the Assiniboia riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926, 1930 and 1935. McKenzie resigned on 8 December 1935 and took a position with the Canadian Farm Loan Board to allow fellow Liberal James Garfield Gardiner to campaign for and win the seat.

Donald Gordon McKenzie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Donald Gordon McKenzie: was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1928 to 1936, and was a cabinet minister in the government of John Bracken. On November 10, 1928, he was elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election in the constituency of Lansdowne, replacing former Premier Tobias Norris. McKenzie ran as a "Liberal-Progressive", and was endorsed by both Bracken's Progressives and the local branch of the Manitoba Liberal Party. McKenzie also served as Provincial Secretary from October 22, 1928 to December 31, 1929, and as acting Minister of Public Works from March 22 to May 18, 1929.