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Alexander Mackenzie: United States
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Alexander Mackenzie died on 17April1892, 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.
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A year earlier, the sad state of Mackenzie's gravestone had inspired Gallaway to table a motion in the House of Commons to designate all Canadian prime ministers' graves as historic sites. The motion was successful. So now, each of the 14 deceased prime ministers is going to have a fully preserved and well-maintained gravestone. A Canadian flag will fly next to each grave, while an accompanying plaque will pay tribute to the prime minister's life and accomplishments.
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On another occasion, early in June 1870 Mackenzie explained to Doyle that Lieutenant Colonel Burnaby of the Royal Engineers in Halifax had improperly made use of ramblers of the 78th to repair the roof of Wellington Barracks. Burnaby offered an explanation which Doyle found satisfactory, but Mackenzie, refusing to let the matter drop, made another complaint to Doyle. The latter replied that he considered the "tone and remarks" of Mackenzie's letter "unusual in official military correspondence", and wrote further that "He considers the explanation by Colonel Burnaby would have been satisfactory to you [Mackenzie] but as you impugn the statement; made to him by Serjt. Delaney R.E. and L. CorpI. Duncan 78th Highlanders [two participants in the roof repairing incidents] a Court of Inquiry will be ordered…”
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Mackenzie joined the Australian Labor Party in 1971, established a Geelong regional office and entered the Legislative Council in July 1979. He was a member of the Company Takeovers and State Development Committees between 1979 and 1982. Between April 1982 and September 1983 he was Minister for Forests, Lands and Soldier Settlement and from September 1983 to March 1985 Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands. He became President after the Cain Labor government was re-elected for a second term in 1985.
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