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    MacKenzie, Sr., George Allison "Geo."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1905-06 (District 21); House 1909-12 (District 21)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Sibley

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 3/14/1857
    Birth Place: Roscoe, Illinois
    Birth County: Winnebago
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/1948
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Geo.
    Alternate Spelling of Last Name: McKenzie
    City of Residence (when first elected): Gaylord
    Occupation (when first elected): Engaged in the Practice of Law/Former Teacher, 7 Years

    EDUCATION

    Illinois Common Schools; Elementary School;
    Rochester Schools, Minnesota; Elementary School;
    Law Degree; Read Law with Senator M.R. Everett; Doctor of Civil Law Degree; Admitted to the Minnesota Bar, June 8, 1886

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    School Board/Administration: Gaylord, Minnesota (Board of Education, Member, 6 years); 1??? to 1???
    Municipal Attorney: Gaylord, Minnesota (City Attorney, 10 years); 18?? to 1???
    County Attorney: Sibley County, Minnesota; 1900 to 1905 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Mattie Oblinger (married on January 10, 1879)
    Children: Three children: Ethlyn Genevieve (daughter); Claude Hillel, and George Allison Jr. (sons)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Claude Hillel MacKenzie  - Son
    Malcom McKenzie  - Father

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was of Scottish ancestry.

    He settled in Minnesota in 1868 or 1869.

    Toensing, the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1911; and the Minnesota Journal of the House, 1911 list his last name as McKenzie. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1905 and 1909; Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, and and the Minnesota Journal of the House, 1909 list MacKenzie. His son is listed as MacKenzie.

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    Total Days Served: 2198

    SESSIONS SERVED

    37th Legislative Session (1911-1912)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/8/1910
    Residence: Gaylord
    Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/6/1913
    Counties Represented: Sibley
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Crimes and Punishment
    • Game and Fish
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary
    • Railroads
    • Reapportionment
    • Rules and Joint Rules (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Temperance
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
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    36th Legislative Session (1909-1910)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/3/1908
    Residence: Gaylord
    Term of Office: 1/5/1909 to 1/2/1911
    Counties Represented: Sibley
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Drainage
    • Game and Fish
    • Judiciary
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures
    • Soldiers Home
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Temperance (Chair)
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    34th Legislative Session (1905-1906)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/8/1904
    Residence: Gaylord
    Term of Office: 1/3/1905 to 1/7/1907
    Counties Represented: Sibley
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law/Former Teacher, 7 Years
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Corporations Other Than Municipal
    • Game and Fish Laws
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Courts and Judicial Offices
    • Judiciary: Pleading and Practice
    • Municipal Legislation
    • State Prison and Reformatory
    • University and University Lands

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "Bills to Restore Death Penalty Often Short-Lived." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, February 28, 1992, p. 12-13.

    Shutter, Marion Daniel. "George Allison MacKenzie." Progressive Men of Minnesota, Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Journal, 1897, p. 148.


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