Canadian politician
The Honourable
Daniel Duncan McKenzie
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In office
February 17, 1919 ? August 7, 1919
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Preceded by
| Wilfrid Laurier
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Succeeded by
| W. L. Mackenzie King
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In office
February 17, 1919 ? August 7, 1919
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Preceded by
| Wilfrid Laurier
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Succeeded by
| W. L. Mackenzie King
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Born
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1859-01-08
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January 8, 1859
Lake Ainslie,
Cape Breton
,
Nova Scotia
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Died
| June 8, 1927
(1927-06-08)
(aged 68)
Halifax
,
Nova Scotia
, Canada
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Nationality
| Canadian
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Political party
| Liberal
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Other political
affiliations
| Laurier Liberal
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Profession
| Lawyer, judge
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Daniel Duncan McKenzie
,
PC
KC
(January 8, 1859 – June 8, 1927) was a
Canadian
lawyer, judge, and
politician
.
Life and career
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Born in Lake Ainslie,
Cape Breton
,
Nova Scotia
, the son of Duncan and Jessie (McMillan) McKenzie, McKenzie was educated at the Public Schools and at the Sydney Academy. He became a barrister and attorney-at-law, practicing in
North Sydney, Nova Scotia
. He served was Commissioner of
Schools for Cape Breton and was elected ten times to the Municipal Council of North Sydney, serving as Mayor for five years. He was elected to the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
in 1900 as a
Liberal
, and again at the general elections of
1901
.
[1]
He was first elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
for the electoral district of
North Cape Breton and Victoria
in the
1904 federal election
. A Liberal, he resigned in 1906 when he was appointed a Judge of District No. 7, County Court of Nova Scotia. He retired in 1908 and was re-elected in the
1908 federal election
. He was re-elected in
1911
,
1917
, and
1921
.
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He became
interim leader
of the
Liberal Party of Canada
in 1919, following the death of former Canadian Prime minister Sir
Wilfrid Laurier
on February 17, 1919. He held that position, and consequently the position of
Leader of the Opposition
, until August 7 of the same year, when the leadership of the party was won by
Mackenzie King
at the first
Liberal leadership convention
. McKenzie was also a candidate at that convention, placing fourth. He later served as
Solicitor General
during King's first term in office.
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In 1923, he resigned his seat in the House of Commons after he was named a puisne judge in the
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
. McKenzie served on the bench until his death at the age of 68 in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
.
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References
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External links
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The office of Solicitor General was abolished and the office of Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness was in force April 4, 2005.
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Leadership elections
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