James Stuart Mackie

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James Stuart Mackie

12th Mayor of Calgary
In office January 7, 1901 – January 6, 1902
Preceded by	William Henry Cushing
Succeeded by	Thomas Underwood
Personal details
Born	(1860-03-12)March 12, 1860^[1] Westminster, England
Died	January 21, 1949(1949-01-21) (aged 88) Calgary, Alberta^[2]

James Stuart Mackie (March 12, 1860 – January 21, 1949) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He was the 12th mayor of Calgary, Alberta.

Mackie was born in Westminster, England in 1860 to Scottish parents. Hearing of opportunities in Canada, he emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1882. In Winnipeg, he learnt to become a gunsmith with Hingston Smith Arms Company. In 1885, he went back to England to convince his parents to return with him to Canada. They instead decided to go to Syracuse, New York then later San Francisco, California. While on route back to Canada, Mackie met Grace MacMillan Forgan. Forgan was heading to Omaha, Nebraska to be with her parents. They continued to write each other, and in February, 1892 they were married.

Mackie headed to Calgary in 1886 to open a gun store. Mackie had short-lived business partnerships with Walter Mackay and Joseph Cockel that helped expand his business knowledge beyond gunsmithing. He ended up being involved with taxidermy, sports goods, fishing tackle, cutlery, fur, etc. In November 1899, he purchased the Thomson Bros. bookstore. In 1901, he bought the Thompson Stationary Company.

In 1891, Mackie became a charter member of the Calgary Board of Trade, which is now the Chamber of Commerce. He spent six years as an Alderman of the Calgary City Council. He also held the position of mayor for one term.

Mackie also got himself into real estate. He built the Mackie Block and the Lancaster building in Calgary, which are today prominent historical structures in downtown Calgary.

External links

Pioneers Alberta: James Stuart Mackie

References

↑ "Automated Genealogy 1901 Census Transcription Project". Automatedgenealogy.com. 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
↑ [ Displaying Abstract ] (2012-01-17). "JAMES, S. MACKIE - Obituary - NYTimes.com". Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-01-21.

Preceded by William Henry Cushing	Mayor of Calgary 1901-1902	Succeeded by Thomas Underwood

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Persondata
Name	Mackie, James Stuart
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	March 12, 1860
Place of birth	Westminster, England
Date of death	January 21, 1949
Place of death	Calgary, Alberta

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