Alexander Mackenzie

(Liberal)
November 7, 1873 - October 8, 1878

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Alexander Mackenzie (Liberal Party of Canada) served as the Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873, to October 8, 1878. During his time in office, he founded the Royal Military College in 1874, established the Supreme Court of Canada in 1875 and created the Office of the Attorney General in 1878. Mr. Mackenzie was Leader of the Opposition in 1873 and from 1878 to 1880. He first sat as a Member of Parliament in 1867. Prior to public life, he worked as a stonemason and building contractor. Alexander Mackenzie was born on January 28, 1822, in Dunkeld, Perthshire (Scotland), and died on April 17, 1892, in Toronto, Ontario.

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