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Letter, 19 January 1870
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Frederick Mackenzie was born on April 10, 1841, in Montreal, Quebec, the son of John Gordon Mackenzie (1796–1881), a wealthy dry goods merchant.
He was a lawyer and politician. He was educated at McGill University and was called to the bar in 1862. He was a captain in the militia and served during the Fenian raids (1866, 1870-1871). He was a secretary for the Church of England in Quebec and Montreal. Mackenzie represented Montreal West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1875 as a Liberal member.
He died on July 2, 1889, in Boston, Massachusetts, and is buried in Montreal, Quebec.
Letter from F. Mackenzie to John William Dawson, written from Montreal.