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Also known as Sir Mackenzie Bowell

5th Prime Minister of Canada (1823-1917)

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  • Speech of Hon. Mackenzie Bowell, Minister of Customs, on the Moiety System, Undervaluations and Administration of the Customs
  • Pacific Cable

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Person
Origin
United States

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Key facts

Monarch
Victoria
Governor general
The Earl of Aberdeen
Preceded by
John Thompson
Succeeded by
Charles Tupper
Appointed by
John Sparrow David Thompson
Born
( 1823-12-27 ) December 27, 1823, Rickinghall , Suffolk, England
Died
December 10, 1917 (1917-12-10) (aged 93) , Belleville, Ontario , Canada
Resting place
Belleville Cemetery , Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Party
Conservative
Spouse
Harriet Bowell ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1847 ; died 1884 ) ​
Awards
Order of St Michael and St George , Canadian General Service Medal , Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Allegiance
Province of Canada , Dominion of Canada
Branch service
Canadian militia (1861-1872)
Years of service
1861–1872
Rank
Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit
Belleville Volunteer Militia Rifle Company , The Argyll Light Infantry , 49th Hastings Battalion
Battles wars
Fenian Raids

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Number of children
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Mackenzie Bowell
date of birth
1823-12-27
date of death
1917-12-10
birth name
Mackenzie Bowell
name in native language
Mackenzie Bowell
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Article

Sir Mackenzie Bowell (/ˈboʊ.əl/; December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was the fifth prime minister of Canada, serving from 1894 to 1896.

Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England. He and his family moved to Belleville, Upper Canada in 1832. When in his early teens, Bowell was apprenticed to the printing shop of the local newspaper, the Belleville Intelligencer, and some 15 years later, became its owner and proprietor.

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