William Forbes Mackenzie

Politician

1807 – 1862

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Who was William Forbes Mackenzie?

William Forbes Mackenzie was a Scottish Conservative politician and temperance reformer. He is best known for the Forbes MacKenzie Act, legislation passed in 1853 to regulate public houses in Scotland.

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Born
Apr 18, 1807
Exmouth
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Died
Sep 24, 1862

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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