Le Tres Honorable The Right Honorable Alexander Mackenzie

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Le Tres Honorable - The Right HonorableAlexander
Mackenzie
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Personal info

• DOB Jan. 28 1822
• Born in Dunkelnd, Scotland
• Married to Hellen Neil in 1822
• thee children one survived
• widowed in 1853
• Married Jane Sym in 1853
• DOD Apr. 17th 1892, Toronto ON

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Early Life

• Sandy earned a decent living as a stonemason in
  Scotland
• In April 1842 moved with his childhood sweetheart
  to Canada
• thirty-one years later he became Prime Minister
  of Canada

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Government experiences

• He was Liberal
• Minister of Public works
• Formed the Liberal administration of Canada
• Founded the Military Collage
• was leader of the opposition

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Did you know...

• The Mackenzie tower in the West block is named
  after the PM Alexander Mackenzie
• He had a hidden stair case built in the tower so
  he could slip away and avoid people with to many
  questions

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Accomplishments as PM

• Passed a law bringing in the secret ballot,1874
• created the North-West Mounted Police
• He wanted to give Canadians a chance to vote on
  there new PM and held an election 2 months after
  he was appointed