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Sir Alexander Mackenzie (c. 1764 – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish explorer and fur trader known for accomplishing the first crossing of North America north of Mexico by a European in 1793. The Mackenzie River and Mount Sir Alexander are named after him.
Alexander Mackenzie Sr. was a carpenter and ship's joiner who had to move around frequently for work after the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. Mackenzie's father died on March 7, 1836, and at the age of 13, Alexander Mackenzie Jr. was thus forced to end his formal education to help support his family.
Alexander Mackenzie most commonly refers to: Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) (1764–1820), Scottish explorer and commercial partner of the North West Company Alexander Mackenzie (politician) (1822–1892), second prime minister of Canada
This article is the Electoral history of Alexander Mackenzie, the second Prime Minister of Canada. A Liberal , he served one term as prime minister (1873–1878). He became prime minister after defeating the government of Sir John A. Macdonald on a non-confidence motion in 1873 and then winning the general election of 1874.
The Second Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie.It governed Canada from 7 November 1873 to 8 October 1878, including the last two months of the 2nd Canadian Parliament as well as all of the 3rd.
The following is a timeline of the Premiership of Alexander Mackenzie, who served as the second Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873, to October 8, 1878.
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The 1874 Canadian federal election was held on January 22, 1874, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 3rd Parliament of Canada.Sir John A. Macdonald, who had recently been forced out of office as prime minister, and his Conservatives were defeated by the Liberal Party under their new leader Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie.