Maitland Mackie
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Sir Maitland Mackie CBE, Kt, KStJ, DL, BSc, LLD, FRAgs, FEIS, MinstM, JP (16 February 1912 - 18 June 1996) was a farming pioneer, politician, educational innovator and Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire.
The Mackie family is best known for its ownership of the 'Mackies of Scotland' ice cream company.
Sir Maitland pionered the use of silage in Scottish dairy farming and was the first man north of the River Tay
to own a combine harvester.
He was a governor of the North of Scotland College of Agriculture from 1968 to 1982, chairman of Aberdeen District Milk Marketing Board from 1965 to 1982 and the first chairman of the North East of Scotland Development Authority from 1969 to 1975.
As chair of the North East of Scotland Development Authority he worked hard to encourage the international oil industry in the area. He headed the first Scottish trade mission to Houston, Texas.
He was elected to Aberdeenshire County Council in 1951 and served for fifteen years as chairman of the education committee which earned him a Fellowship of the Educational Institute of Scotland.
He was also a Liberal party parliamentary candidate. He contested Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine at the 1951 General Election. He also contested Aberdeenshire East in the 1958 by-election.
A £1000 scholarship Sir Maitland's name was established at the University of Aberdeen
School of Biological Sciences. The scholarship is awarded to students who can demonstrate promise in the field of Animal Production for the Food Industry or Rural Land-use and the Environment. Sir Maitland graduated from the same university with a BSc
in Agriculture in 1933 after attending Aberdeen Grammar School
.
His younger brothers were Labour peer Lord John Mackie (24 November 1909 - 25 May 1994) who served as MP for Enfield East from 1959-74, and Lord Mackie of Benshie a distinguished RAF officer who became a Liberal MP and subsequently also entered the House of Lords
.
Sir Maitland married Isobel Ross in 1935 and celebrated his silver wedding with her before her death in 1960. In 1963 he married a Texan, Pauline Turner, who died in 1993.
His son, Maitland Mackie CBE, is currently Chairman of Mackies Scotland and his grandson, Maitland (Mac) Mackie is Managing Director.
Sir Maitland's autobiograhpy, 'A Lucky Chap' was published in 1993.
The Mackie family is best known for its ownership of the 'Mackies of Scotland' ice cream company.
Sir Maitland pionered the use of silage in Scottish dairy farming and was the first man north of the River Tay
River Tay
The River Tay is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in the United Kingdom. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui , then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochhart, Loch Lubhair and Loch Tay, then continues east through Strathtay , in...
to own a combine harvester.
He was a governor of the North of Scotland College of Agriculture from 1968 to 1982, chairman of Aberdeen District Milk Marketing Board from 1965 to 1982 and the first chairman of the North East of Scotland Development Authority from 1969 to 1975.
As chair of the North East of Scotland Development Authority he worked hard to encourage the international oil industry in the area. He headed the first Scottish trade mission to Houston, Texas.
He was elected to Aberdeenshire County Council in 1951 and served for fifteen years as chairman of the education committee which earned him a Fellowship of the Educational Institute of Scotland.
He was also a Liberal party parliamentary candidate. He contested Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine at the 1951 General Election. He also contested Aberdeenshire East in the 1958 by-election.
A £1000 scholarship Sir Maitland's name was established at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
School of Biological Sciences. The scholarship is awarded to students who can demonstrate promise in the field of Animal Production for the Food Industry or Rural Land-use and the Environment. Sir Maitland graduated from the same university with a BSc
BSC
BSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
in Agriculture in 1933 after attending Aberdeen Grammar School
Aberdeen Grammar School
Aberdeen Grammar School, known to students as The Grammar is a state secondary school in the City of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is one of twelve secondary schools run by the Aberdeen City Council educational department...
.
His younger brothers were Labour peer Lord John Mackie (24 November 1909 - 25 May 1994) who served as MP for Enfield East from 1959-74, and Lord Mackie of Benshie a distinguished RAF officer who became a Liberal MP and subsequently also entered the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
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Sir Maitland married Isobel Ross in 1935 and celebrated his silver wedding with her before her death in 1960. In 1963 he married a Texan, Pauline Turner, who died in 1993.
His son, Maitland Mackie CBE, is currently Chairman of Mackies Scotland and his grandson, Maitland (Mac) Mackie is Managing Director.
Sir Maitland's autobiograhpy, 'A Lucky Chap' was published in 1993.