William Alexander McKenzie (January 29, 1874 – July 8, 1966 ) was a builder and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Similkameen

Similkameen (electoral district)

Similkameen was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia formed around the historic mining district of the same name. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1918 to 1933 as a Conservative

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He was born in Puslinch, Ontario

Puslinch, Ontario

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, the son of William McKenzie and the former Miss Brown, and was educated there. In 1910, McKenzie married Florence Mary Thompson. He was a resident of Penticton

Penticton, British Columbia

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 from 1906 and served as reeve in 1917. McKenzie was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1918 by-election held after Lytton Wilmot Shatford was named to the Canadian senate. He was a member of provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Mines and Minister of Labour. He moved to Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

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 after being named to cabinet. McKenzie was defeated by Charles Herbert Percy Tupper when he ran for reelection in 1933. He died in Victoria.