Malcolm McKenzie
| Malcolm McKenzie | |
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| Alberta Provincial Treasurer | |
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In office May 4, 1912 – March 15, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Sifton |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Sifton |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office March 22, 1909 – March 15, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | William Moffat |
| Constituency | Claresholm |
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In office November 9, 1905 – March 22, 1909 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Colin Genge |
| Constituency | Macleod |
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| Born |
May 31, 1863 Kincardine, Ontario |
| Died | March 15, 1913 (aged 49) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | One son, Malcolm |
| Residence | Fort Macleod, Alberta |
| Alma mater | Queen's University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Malcolm McKenzie (May 31, 1863 – March 15, 1913) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and, briefly, as Alberta Provincial Treasurer.
Malcolm McKenzie was born in Kincardine, Ontario, in 1863. He attended Queen's University, from which he graduated with a gold medal in philosophy, and then studied for a year in Toronto. He came west around 1888 and, after a brief stay in Calgary, settled in Macleod, where he joined the law firm Haultain, McKenzie and McNeill. That firm dissolved when its senior partner, Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, went to Regina to serve as the first Premier of the Northwest Territories. McKenzie established another law firm with John McDonald and another lawyer; that firm was called McDonald, Martin and McKenzie.
McKenzie first sought office in the 1904 federal election, when he ran as the Liberal candidate in Alberta (Provisional District). He was narrowly defeated by John Herron of the rival Liberal-Conservative Party. McKenzie then ran in the 1905 Alberta election, the province's first, as the Liberal candidate in Macleod, where he handily defeated his two opponents. In the first legislature he, along with most members from the province's south, favoured Calgary over Edmonton as the Alberta's permanent capital; his side was out-voted 16 to 8. He also proposed the successful name for Granum, located in his district and hitherto known as Leavings Switch; the area around Granum was known as excellent grain land, and "granum" is Latin for grain.
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