John Keiller MacKay
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Lieutenant-Colonel The Honourable John Keiller MacKay OC DSO KStJ VD QC |
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| 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
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In office December 30, 1957 – May 1, 1963 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Vincent Massey Georges Vanier |
| Premier |
Leslie Frost John Robarts |
| Preceded by | Louis Orville Breithaupt |
| Succeeded by | William Earl Rowe |
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July 11, 1888 Plainfield, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | June 12, 1970 (aged 81) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Commands held | 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery |
| Battles/wars |
Battle of the Somme Battle of Vimy Ridge |
Lieutenant-Colonel John Keiller MacKay, OC, DSO, KStJ, VD, QC (July 11, 1888 – June 12, 1970) was a Canadian soldier, lawyer and jurist. MacKay served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1957 to 1963.
John Keiller MacKay was born in 1888 in the village of Plainfield, Nova Scotia in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of John Duncan and Bessie (Murray) MacKay. He was educated at the Pictou Academy, the Royal Military College (1909), Saint Francis Xavier University (BA 1912) and Dalhousie University (LL.B. 1922).
During World War I, he served in, and later commanded, 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery (Non-Permanent Active Militia in the Canadian Army). He achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and was mentioned in dispatches three times and wounded twice. MacKay won the Distinguished Service Order in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme and in 1918 was seriously wounded at Arras. He left the military after the war but was involved in the formation of the Royal Canadian Legion in 1925 and was its first National Vice-Chairman. He was a freemason and was initiated in 1925 to Ionic Lodge, #25 G.R.C.
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