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Basil Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Amulree KBE FRCP (25 July 1900 – 15 December 1983) was a British physician and leading advocate of geriatric medicine in the United Kingdom.

Background and education[edit]

Amulree was born in South Kensington, London, England, the son of William Mackenzie, a barrister, and Lilian, daughter of W. H. Bradbury. He was educated at Lancing College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.^[1]

Career[edit]

Upon graduating Amulree joined the Ministry of Health, initially working on the delivery of cancer services, but then on what would become geriatrics. Amulree at the ministry, J. H. Sheldon in Wolverhampton, Marjory Warren, Trevor Howell in Croydon and Oxford's Lionel Cosin were some of the founders of the Medical Society for the Care of the Elderly in 1947. In time, this would become the British Geriatrics Society and Amulree would lead this until 1973.^[2]

In 1929, Amulree's father was created Baron Amulree, and in 1942 he succeeded him in the barony, gaining a seat in the House of Lords.^[1]

In 1949 he become physician in charge of the geriatric department at University College Hospital, London. He was governor and president of a number of organisations including the British Geriatrics Society, the Society for the Study of Medical Ethics and the Association of Occupational Therapists.^[2]

In the Lords he sat as a Liberal and was a party Whip between 1955 and 1977.^{[citation needed]} He spoke in the Lords on a variety of issues in relation to the care of the elderly.^[3]

Personal life[edit]

Amulree died on 15 December 1983, aged 83, unmarried. The barony became extinct on his death.^[1] According to James Lord, around 1948 he was having an affair with the art historian Douglas Cooper; when they parted, Cooper settled with John Richardson.^[4]

Arms[edit]

Coat of arms of Basil Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Amulree
	Crest A dexter cubit arm charged with a thistle leaved and slipped and grasping in the hand a sword point upwards Proper pommel and hilt Or. Escutcheon Azure a stag’s head caboshed Or on a chief Ermine a rose Gules barbed and seeded Proper between two millrinds of the second. Supporters On either side an eagle reguardant Proper collared Or that on the dexter holding in the beak a sprig of mountain ash fruit Proper and that on the sinister a sprig of myrtle also fruited Proper. Motto I To The Hills ^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c G. E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, et al., The Complete Peerage (Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XIII, page 472
^ ^a ^b "Mackenzie, Basil William Sholto, second Baron Amulree (1900–1983), physician and geriatrician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55504. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 8 October 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Mr Basil Mackenzie". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 12 September 2016.
^ James Lord, Picasso and Dora: a personal memoir (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1993), ISBN 978-0297813835
^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.

External links[edit]

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Warrender Mackenzie	Baron Amulree 1942–1983	Extinct

[thepeerage-1] G. E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, et al., The Complete Peerage (Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XIII, page 472

[soc-2] "Mackenzie, Basil William Sholto, second Baron Amulree (1900–1983), physician and geriatrician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55504. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 8 October 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[3] "Mr Basil Mackenzie". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 12 September 2016.

[4] James Lord, Picasso and Dora: a personal memoir (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1993), ISBN 978-0297813835

[5] Burke's Peerage. 1959.

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 ==Background and education==
-Amulree was born at South Kensington, London, England, the son of [[William Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree]] and Lilian, daughter of W. H. Bradbury. He was educated at [[Lancing College]] and [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]].<ref name="thepeerage.com">{{cite web |publisher=The Peerage |title=Basil Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Amulree |url=http://thepeerage.com/p2973.htm#i29728 |accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref>
+Amulree was born in South Kensington, London, England, the son of [[William Mackenzie, 1st Baron Amulree|William Mackenzie]], a barrister, and Lilian, daughter of W. H. Bradbury. He was educated at [[Lancing College]] and [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]].<ref name="thepeerage">[[George Edward Cokayne|G. E. Cokayne]], [[Vicary Gibbs (St Albans MP)|Vicary Gibbs]], et al., ''[[The Complete Peerage]]'' (Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XIII, page 472</ref>
 ==Career==
 Upon graduating Amulree joined the [[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Health]], initially working on the delivery of cancer services, but then on what would become [[geriatrics]]. Amulree at the ministry, [[J. H. Sheldon]] in Wolverhampton, [[Marjory Warren]], [[Trevor Howell]] in Croydon and Oxford's [[Lionel Cosin]] were some of the founders of the [[Medical Society for the Care of the Elderly]] in 1947. In time, this would become the [[British Geriatrics Society]] and Amulree would lead this until 1973.<ref name=soc/>
+In 1929, Amulree's father was created [[Baron Amulree]], and in 1942 he succeeded him in the barony, gaining a seat in the [[House of Lords]].<ref name="thepeerage"/>
 In 1949 he become physician in charge of the geriatric department at [[University College Hospital]], [[London]]. He was governor and president of a number of organisations including the [[British Geriatrics Society]], the Society for the Study of Medical Ethics and the Association of Occupational Therapists.<ref name=soc>{{Cite ODNB|title=Mackenzie, Basil William Sholto, second Baron Amulree (1900–1983), physician and geriatrician|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-55504|access-date=2020-10-08|year = 2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/55504|isbn = 978-0-19-861412-8}}</ref>
-Amulree succeeded his father in the barony in 1942.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/> He was a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] Peer and Whip between 1955 and 1977{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} and spoke in the [[House of Lords]] on a variety of issues in relation to the care of the elderly.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Hansard |title=Mr Basil Mackenzie |url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/people/mr-basil-mackenzie |accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref>
+In the Lords he sat as a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] and was a party Whip between 1955 and 1977.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} He spoke in the Lords on a variety of issues in relation to the care of the elderly.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]] |title=Mr Basil Mackenzie |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-basil-mackenzie/index.html |accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-Lord Amulree died on 15 December 1983, aged 83, unmarried. The barony became extinct on his death.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/> According to [[James Lord (author)|James Lord]], around 1948 he was having an affair with the art historian [[Douglas Cooper (art historian)|Douglas Cooper]]; when they parted, Cooper settled with [[John Richardson (art historian)|John Richardson]].<ref>James Lord, Picasso and Dora, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993</ref>
+Amulree died on 15 December 1983, aged 83, unmarried. The barony became extinct on his death.<ref name="thepeerage"/> According to [[James Lord (author)|James Lord]], around 1948 he was having an affair with the art historian [[Douglas Cooper (art historian)|Douglas Cooper]]; when they parted, Cooper settled with [[John Richardson (art historian)|John Richardson]].<ref>James Lord, ''Picasso and Dora: a personal memoir'' (London: [[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]], 1993), {{ISBN|978-0297813835}}</ref>
 ==Arms==
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