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Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie

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Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie
12th Attorney General of Fiji
In office
1922–1927
MonarchGeorge V
GovernorSir Cecil Hunter Rodwell
Sir Eyre Hutson
Preceded bySir Alfred Young
Succeeded byPercy McElwaine
Acting Chief Justice of Fiji
In office
1922–1923
MonarchGeorge V
GovernorSir Cecil Hunter Rodwell
Preceded bySir Charles Davson
Succeeded bySir Alfred Young
Personal details
Born1 May 1882
British India
Died3 June 1931(1931-06-03) (aged 49)
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Phyllis Taylor
24 July 1915 – 3 June 1931
(his death)
Children1 son, 1 daughter (twins)
OccupationSoldier, Lawyer, Jurist
Military service
RankCaptain
UnitRoyal Munster Fusiliers

Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie (1 May 1882 – 3 June 1931)[1] was a British soldier, lawyer, and judge. After serving initially as Solicitor General of the East Africa Protectorate from 30 November 1919,[2] he went on to serve as Attorney General of Fiji from 1922 to 1927. He acted in an interim capacity as Chief Justice of Fiji and Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific from 1922 to 1923. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of Fiji in 1927.[3]

Muir MacKenzie served in the 5th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, attaining the rank of Captain.[4]

Family

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Born in India,[5] Muir MacKenzie was the son of Sir John William Pitt Muir MacKenzie, an administrator in British India,[6] and Fanny Louisa Johnstone. On 24 July 1915 he married Phyllis Taylor, daughter of Henry Howard Taylor. They had twin children: Lieutenant Commander Hamish Muir MacKenzie (20 October 1917 – 18 June 1947) and Susan Muir MacKenzie (20 October 1917 – 1978).[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Author Names starting with Mu". New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Appointments". Kenya Gazette. 17 December 1919. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Kenneth James Muir Mackenzie". The Peerage. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Kenneth James Muir Mackenzie". The Peerage. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Hon Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie in the New Zealand, Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1908, 1925, 1938". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ "John William Pitt Muir MacKenzie". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Kenneth James Muir Mackenzie". The Peerage. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Solicitor General of East Africa Protectorate
1919–c.1922
Succeeded by
Preceded by Attorney General of Fiji
1922–1927
Succeeded by
Preceded by Acting
Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific

1922–1923
Succeeded by
Acting
Chief Justice of Fiji

1922–1923
Political offices
Preceded by
Member of the Legislative Council of Fiji
1927
Succeeded by