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Letter, 12 November 1886
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-225-0020
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(1816-1888)
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Robert Mackay was born on October 27, 1816, in Montreal, Quebec.
He was a judge and philanthropist. After being admitted to the bar in 1838, he developed a highly successful law practice in partnership with W.H. Austin and received acknowledgment of his professional accomplishments by becoming Batonnier of the Montreal Bar. In 1867, he became Queen's Counsel, and in 1868, Judge of the Superior Court. Due to ill health, he retired from the judiciary in 1882. He also served on the McGill Board of Governors from 1879 to 1887 and bequeathed his book collection consisting of some 2,000 titles, of which 450 were on non-law subjects to McGill university. In addition to his legal/judicial career, he had a great interest in art, becoming President of the Montreal Art Association in 1882. He donated his valuable art collection to the Fraser Institute.
He was married to Ann Kearney (-1843) and in 1848, he remarried Christina MacKay (1824-). He died on February 23, 1888, in Montreal, Quebec.
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Letter from R. Mackay to John William Dawson.
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- Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899 (Recipient)