Neil Franklin MacKay
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Neil Franklin MacKay (September 22, 1864[1] ā January 24, 1922[2]) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Kaslo from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.
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Neil Franklin MacKay | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
In office 1907ā1916 | |
Constituency | Kaslo |
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Born | (1864-09-22)September 22, 1864 West River, Nova Scotia |
Died | January 24, 1922(1922-01-24) (aged 57) Victoria, British Columbia |
Political party | Conservative |
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Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
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He was born in West River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of Alexander MacKay, and was educated at the Pictou Academy and Dalhousie University.[1] He was called to the Bar for the Northwest Territories in 1894 and then to the British Columbia bar in 1897.[3] MacKay was Deputy Commissioner of Lands and Works in British Columbia from 1901 until 1907, when he resigned that office in 1907 to run for a seat in the provincial assembly.[1] He died in Victoria at the age of 57.[2]