Register entry 060a - Alexander Mackenzie
Visited the Bell Farm around August 20, 1884. - Alexander Mackenzie (1822-1892) was a Scottish stonemason, who went on to become a newspaper editor (1852-1854 Lambton Shield). He entered politics in 1861 and served as Prime Minister of Canada from 1873 to 1878. Mackenzie visited the Bell Farm with his second wife, Jane, during a trip to see the Rocky Mountains in August 1884.
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Photo: http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/images/government/mackenzie.jpg
Bell Farm Visit: Life of the Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, 1892
RESEARCH BY:
Michelle Cabana, Saskatoon, Sask. and Frank Korvemaker, Regina, Sask.