William McKay (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About William McKay (politician)
- William MacKay (September 11, 1847 – November 8, 1915) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1886 to 1890 and from 1894 to 1897 as a Conservative member and sat for Cape Breton division in the Senate of Canada from 1912 to 1915. He was born in Earltown, Nova Scotia, the son of John MacKay, a Scottish immigrant.
- He was educated in Earlton, Pictou and New York City.
- In 1875, he married Catherine Campbell Sutherland.
- He was president of the Cape Breton Medical Society and served on the Board of Health.
- He also served as physician for several coal mines in Cape Breton.
- MacKay was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1904.
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