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Alexander Mackenzie

2nd Prime Minister of Canada (1822-1892) · Canada · Politicians · Died at 70

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Canada's second prime minister came to power on the back of a corruption scandal, then presided over the creation of the Indian Act and the residential school system - institutions that would shape the country's relationship with Indigenous peoples for more than a century.

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1892Died17 April 18921877“...the Reformers of this country will remember...”In their wordsSpeech 1877

1875“I have always held those political opinions which point to the universal brotherhood of man, no matter in what rank of life he may have taken his origin”In their words14 July 1875Speech to Working Men of Dundee July 14, 1875 - Speeches of Alexander Mackenzie during his recent visit...page 43

“No Canadian government, whatever political party, will attempt to hinder the extension of the true principle of free trade all over the world”In their words13 July 1875Speech The Banquet in Dundee July 13, 1875 - Speeches of Alexander Mackenzie during his recent visit...page 34

“We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people”In their words10 March 1875Speech to the House of Commons, March 10, 1875

1871“On all questions of principle, the party is not only Liberal, but clear grit in the real sense of the word.... pure sand without a particle of dirt in it!”In their wordson campaign trail for Ontario provincial election in Strathroy 1871 Thomson

1858“How I wished for manhood and the opportunity to wreak my vengeance on my country's oppressors”In their wordsApril 1858his lecture Sarnia April 1858 "Anglo-Saxon race" reflecting on his youthhood readings of Bruce and Wallace - Buckingham page 137

1822Born28 January 1822

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  1. ...the Reformers of this country will remember...

    1877, Speech 1877, Own words

  2. I have always held those political opinions which point to the universal brotherhood of man, no matter in what rank of life he may have taken his origin

    Jul 14, 1875, Speech to Working Men of Dundee July 14, 1875 - Speeches of Alexander Mackenzie during his recent visit...page 43, Own words

  3. No Canadian government, whatever political party, will attempt to hinder the extension of the true principle of free trade all over the world

    Jul 13, 1875, Speech The Banquet in Dundee July 13, 1875 - Speeches of Alexander Mackenzie during his recent visit...page 34, Own words

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About this person

Born in Logierait, Scotland, in 1822, Mackenzie left school at 13 after his father died and apprenticed as a stonemason. He immigrated to Canada at 19, built a successful masonry business in Ontario, and turned his attention to Reform politics, editing the Lambton Shield before winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly in 1862. Elected to the new House of Commons in 1867, he became Liberal leader in mid-1873 and prime minister months later when John A. Macdonald resigned over the Pacific Scandal. His government won decisively in 1874 on the strength of his working-class origins and democratic reputation. As prime minister, he established the Supreme Court and Royal Military College, created the District of Keewatin to manage western expansion, but faltered on the transcontinental railway and couldn't contain the fallout from the Panic of 1873. Voters delivered a landslide defeat in 1878. He stayed in Parliament until a stroke killed him in 1892.

Country
Canada
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1822 to 1892 · aged 70

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