Mackenzie,
Sir Alexander 1763?-1820; Cdn. explorer, born in Scotland
Mackenzie,
William Lyon 1795-1861; Cdn. journalist & insurgent leader, born in Scotland
river in W Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing from the Great Slave Lake northwest into the Beaufort Sea: 2,635 mi (4,241 km)
former district of Northwest Territories, Canada
Origin:
after Sir Alexander Mackenzie
See Mackenzie in American Heritage Dictionary 4
British-born Canadian politician who was the first Liberal prime minister of Canada (1873-1878).
, William Lyon 1795-1861.
British-born Canadian insurgent and member of Parliament (1828-1836 and 1851-1858) who led an armed insurrection in Toronto (1837) to protest colonial rule.