Aeneas Mackay
| Æneas, Baron Mackay | |
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| 16th Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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In office 20 April 1888 – 21 August 1891 |
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| Monarch |
William III Wilhelmina, Emma (Regent) |
| Preceded by | Jan Heemskerk |
| Succeeded by | Gijsbert van Tienhoven |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Æneas Mackay 29 November 1838 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Died | 13 November 1909 (aged 70) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | Anti-Revolutionary |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Catharina Anna Fagel |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
| Religion | Dutch Reformed |
Æneas, Baron Mackay (29 November 1838 – 13 November 1909) was a Dutch Anti-Revolutionary politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1888 to 1891. Born into a noble family from Gelderland, he studied Law in Utrecht and worked as lawyer and a judge. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 1876, and retained his seat for twelve years before his premiership. In his cabinet, he served as minister of the Interior and minister of Colonial Affairs. After another thirteen years in the House, he became a member of the Council of State, receiving the honorary title Minister of State.
Mackay was born in Nijmegen on 29 November 1839, into a noble family of Scottish origin. His parents were Johan François Hendrik Jacob Ernestus Mackay, a member of the States of Gelderland and the brother of the 10th Lord Reay, and his wife Margaretha Clara Françoise van Lynden. At the age of six, he was among the first 116 students of De Klokkenberg, the first particular school in the area, which was established primarily at the hands of his father, despite enduring opposition from the municipal and provincial governments. He received secondary education at the Latin school in Nijmegen.
Mackay moved to Utrecht in 1856 in order to study Roman and Contemporary Law. He left University on 27 November 1862 after defending his dissertation "The exclusion of clergy and ministers of Religion in the Legislature in accordance with art. 91 of the Constitution", after which he settled back in Nijmegen as a lawyer. He became deputy registrar in Arnhem in 1865, deputy prosecutor in Zwolle in 1867, and judge in 1873.
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