Thomas Mackenzie

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Thomas Mackenzie (~ 1911)

Thomas Mackenzie (* 10. March 1854 in Midlothian , Scotland ; † 14. February 1930 in Dunedin ) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party . He was Prime Minister of New Zealand for a short time in 1912 .

Mackenzie's family emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand in 1858 when he was 4 years old. From 1894 to 1896 he tried to find a land route to Dusky Sound , a fjord on the southwest tip of the South Island . He explored and mapped the area.

As a politician, Mackenzie was first Minister of Agriculture under Joseph Ward , but when the Liberal Party lost a majority in the 1911 elections, the situation appeared to be deadlocked. After Ward resigned, Mackenzie took office, but only lasted a few months before opposition leader William Massey came to power.

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SURNAME Mackenzie, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand Liberal Party politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Midlothian , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1930
Place of death Dunedin