Norman MacKenzie (politician)
Norman Archibald Macrae MacKenzie | |
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Senator for University-Point Grey, British Columbia | |
In office February 24, 1966 – January 5, 1969 | |
Appointed by | Lester B. Pearson |
Personal details | |
Born | Pugwash, Nova Scotia | January 5, 1894
Died | January 26, 1986 | (aged 92)
Political party | Independent Liberal |
Awards | Military Medal Canadian Forces Decoration |
Norman Archibald Macrae (N.A.M.) MacKenzie, CC CMG MM CD QC FRSC (January 5, 1894 – January 26, 1986) was the President of the University of British Columbia from 1944 to 1962, and a Senator from 1966 to 1969.
Biography[]
He was born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. He fought during World War I. He studied law at Dalhousie, Harvard and Cambridge Universities. In 1927, he went to the University of Toronto, where he taught law for thirteen years. He became president of the University of New Brunswick in 1940. He was president of the University of British Columbia from 1944 to 1962. In 1959 he hosted Queen Elizabeth at the University of British Columbia's Faculty Club [1]
He was a member of the Senate from 1966 to 1969 representing the senatorial division of University-Point Grey, British Columbia.
In 1969, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
He and his wife, born Margaret Thomas (1903–1987), had three children: Bridget Mackenzie (?-present), Susan Mackenzie (1928– 2011), and Patrick Thomas Mackenzie (1932-Jan 23 2006).
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References[]
- "University of British Columbia Norman A.M. Mackenzie fonds". Retrieved February 24, 2006.
- ^ UBC Archives Photograph (Image #UBC 1.1/2640-2), also available as a postcard from UBC
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- Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
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- Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
- Liberal Party of Canada senators
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Members of the United Church of Canada
- People from Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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- Canadian recipients of the Military Medal
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