John Douglas McKenzie was an American

United States

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-born businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia

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, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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 from 1933 to 1945 as a Liberal

Liberal Party of Nova Scotia

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 member.

He was born in Gilby, North Dakota, the son of Alexander McKenzie and Isabella Douglas. McKenzie came to Canada in 1892 with his family and moved to Nova Scotia in 1914. In 1916, he married Sadie Walker. He was manager of a creamery

Creamery

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 in LaHave

LaHave, Nova Scotia

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 and opened his own creamery in Middleton

Middleton, Nova Scotia

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 in 1923. McKenzie was mayor of Middleton. He served on the province's Executive Council as Minister of Highways and Public Works from 1941 to 1945. He died in Barbados

Barbados

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at the age of 62.