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Mackenzie Bowell
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5th Prime Minister of Canada (1823-1917)
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Mackenzie Bowell (1823–1917) was a Canadian politician, entrepreneur, journalist, and printer. He served as Prime Minister of Canada, Representative of the Government in the Senate, and member of the House of Commons of Canada. Bowell was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Liberal-Conservative Party. He also held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was a member of the Orange Order.
Born in 1823, he died of pneumonia in Belleville in 1917. Bowell was a Presbyterian who spoke and wrote in English. He had nine children and worked in Ottawa. His notable works include the Pacific Cable. He is described by sources such as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Speech of Hon. Mackenzie Bowell, Minister of Customs, on the Moiety System, Undervaluations and Administration of the Customs
- Pacific Cable
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mackenzie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of death
- Belleville
- Occupation
- editor
- Political party
- Liberal-Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Military rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Image
- SirMackenzieBowell.jpg
- Number of children
- 9
- Work location
- Ottawa
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- Commons category
- Mackenzie Bowell
- date of birth
- 1823-12-27
- date of death
- 1917-12-10
- member of
- Orange Order
- birth name
- Mackenzie Bowell
- name in native language
- Mackenzie Bowell
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- writing language
- English language
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- manner of death
- natural causes
- candidacy in election
- 1891 Canadian federal election
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
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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