Neil Franklin MacKay

Neil Franklin MacKay (September 22, 1864[1] – 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.

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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chambers, Ernest J (1912). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1912.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  3. ↑ Parker, C W (1916). Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women. Volume 1. p. 475. Retrieved 2011-09-20.