The Honourable Alexander Mackenzie

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2009

 

Photo Source - Wikipedia

Plaque Location

The County of Lambton
The City of Sarnia
At the foot of George Street
in Alexander Mackenzie Park
at the Alexander Mackenzie Monument

Coordinates: N 42 58.508 W 82 24.512

Plaque Text

The second prime minister of Canada came to this country from Scotland in 1842. He was a contractor first at Kingston and later at Sarnia, and constructed a number of public buildings. In 1861 he was elected to represent Lambton in the Legislative Assembly of Canada, and in 1867 for the same constituency in the first House of Commons. As Prime Minister from 1873 to 1878, he dedicated himself to consolidating the newly-formed dominion. Born in Perthshire, 1822. Died in Toronto, 1892. Buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia.

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