David MacKeen

David MacKeen (September 20, 1839 – November 13, 1916) was a Canadian surveyor, mine manager, politician, and the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

The Honourable David MacKeen
11th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office October 19, 1915 – November 13, 1916
Monarch	George V
Governors General	the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn The Duke of Devonshire
Premier	George Henry Murray
Preceded by	James Drummond McGregor
Succeeded by	MacCallum Grant
Senator for Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
In office February 21, 1896 – October 15, 1915
Nominated by	Mackenzie Bowell
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cape Breton
In office February 22, 1887 – February 21, 1896
Preceded by	Hector Francis McDougall
Succeeded by	Charles Tupper
Personal details
Born	(1839-09-20)September 20, 1839 Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	November 13, 1916(1916-11-13) (aged 77) Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party	Conservative[1]
Children	Henry Poole MacKeen
Occupation	surveyor, mine manager
Profession	politician

Life

Born in Mabou, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Cape Breton in the 1887 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1891 election. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1896, representing the senatorial division of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He resigned in 1915 when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. He died in office in 1916.^[2]

Electoral record

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative	David MacKeen	2,889	–	x
	Liberal–Conservative	Hector Francis McDougall	2,681	–	x
	Liberal	George H. Murray	2,161
	Liberal	Joseph McPherson	2,078

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal–Conservative	Hector Francis McDougall	1,883	–	x
	Conservative	David MacKeen	1,873	–	x
	Liberal	George H. Murray	1,703
	Liberal	Michael Slattery	1,071
	Independent	Joseph A. Gillis	896
	Independent	John K. McLeod	606
	Independent	E. Tilton Moseley	538