David MacKeen (September 20, 1839 – November 13, 1916) was a Canadian surveyor, mine manager, politician, and the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Life
Born in Mabou, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Cape Breton in the 1887 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1891 election. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1896, representing the senatorial division of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He resigned in 1915 when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. He died in office in 1916.[2]
Electoral record
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | David MacKeen | 2,889 | – | x | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Hector Francis McDougall | 2,681 | – | x | ||||
| Liberal | George H. Murray | 2,161 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph McPherson | 2,078 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Hector Francis McDougall | 1,883 | – | x | ||||
| Conservative | David MacKeen | 1,873 | – | x | ||||
| Liberal | George H. Murray | 1,703 | ||||||
| Liberal | Michael Slattery | 1,071 | ||||||
| Independent | Joseph A. Gillis | 896 | ||||||
| Independent | John K. McLeod | 606 | ||||||
| Independent | E. Tilton Moseley | 538 | ||||||
References
- ^ "MACKEEN, The Hon. David". Parliamentarian of Canada. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "MacKeen, David". Dictionary of Canadian Biographies. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
External links
- David MacKeen – Parliament of Canada biography
- "David MacKeen". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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