William Alexander McKenzie
William Alexander McKenzie (January 29, 1874[1] – July 8, 1966[2] ) 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 born in Puslinch, Ontario, the son of William McKenzie and the former Miss Mary Brown, and was educated there. In 1910, McKenzie married Florence Mary Thompson (28 Feb 1886 - 10 Feb 1959) .[1] He was a resident of Penticton from 1906 and served as reeve in 1917.[3] 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.[1] He moved to Victoria after being named to cabinet.[3] McKenzie was defeated by Charles Herbert Percy Tupper when he ran for reelection in 1933.[4] He died in Victoria.[2] One of his four children, Hon. Lloyd George McKenzie, Q.C. (1918-2005), after retiring from the bench of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1993, acted for ten years as Information Officer for the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, a position without precedent. [5] [6]
References
- ^ a b c Normandin, A L (1931). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1931.
- ^ a b "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ^ a b "Previous Councils". City of Penticton. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ [1], UBC Law Alumni Magazine - Fall 2005 - Hon. Lloy G. McKenzie, Q.C.
- ^ [2], Bulletion of the American College of Trial Lawyers - Spring 2006 #53 - Page 11 - In Memorium Hon. Lloyd George McKenzie, Q.C., '68.
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