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Alexander Mackenzie: George Brown
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Two major biographies of Mackenzie have been published: William Buckingham and George W.Ross*, The Hon. Alexander Mackenzie; his life and times (Toronto, 1892), and Dale C.Thomson, Alexander Mackenzie, Clear Grit (Toronto, 1960). Buckingham and Ross’s effort is accurate and sympathetic, though not entirely uncritical of Mackenzie’s personality and tactics. Thomson’s remarkably comprehensive narrative is adept at portraying Mackenzie’s struggle with complex issues of cabinet, nationality, and reform, and does so without imposing a strict interpretive framework.
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The first vessel on record to be built by Alexander MacKenzie was the "Lucy," in 1828. The next record is of a brigantine of 101 tons, launched in 1834 and named "Eliza." The "Charles," a barque of 519 tons, was launched in 1835 and named after Alexander's eldest son, born the preceding year. In the same year, two other vessels of over 500 tons were launched at River John, one by George Smith of Pictou, and the other by Kenneth MacLean. Neither of these two builders survived long into the following decade.
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In these circumstances Mackenzie called for a rescheduling of construction with British Columbia’s consent. In February1874 he commissioned party stalwart J.D.Edgar as the government’s envoy to reach a readjustment with the government of British Columbia. Its premier, George Anthony Walkem*, did not find the proposed readjustment acceptable; with specious reasoning he rejected Edgar as envoy in May and sent a sharp protest to Britain.
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In 1812 Mackenzie got married to Elizabeth Brewster . They had eight sons: Archie , Johnston , James , Donald , Charles , George , Roland and Thomas. In 1820 Mackenzie died of Bright's disease .But his strength still lives!
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On November 7, 1873, the British governor-general called on Mackenzie to form a government. Mackenzie became prime minister and took charge of the ministry of public works in order to supervise the railways. The governor-general, like many others, thought Mackenzie was nothing but Brown's puppet. It is true that Mackenzie was extremely loyal to his mentors, Brown and Blake, but he showed far greater loyalty to his political ideals and to his faith in honest government, gradual reform, and free trade.
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