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George Sutherland Mackenzie
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'''Sir George Sutherland Mackenzie''' 0 (5 May 1844 – 1 November 1910) was a [[British people|British]] businessman and explorer.
==Biography==
He was born in [[Bolarum]], [[British India]] the son of Sir William Mackenzie, inspector-general of the Madras medical service and his wife Margaret. He was educated in [[Clapham]].
In 1868 he left his job as a clerk in [[Dingwall]] to join Gray Paul & Co. He was sent to learn the piece-goods trade in [[Manchester]] and [[Calcutta]] before moving to [[Bushire]] in [[Persia]]. In 1870 he was sent to [[Basra]] to open a branch of the firm there.<ref name="auto1">J. Forbes Munro, Maritime Enterprise and Empire: Sir William Mackinnon and His Business Network, 1823-93, Boydell Press, 2003, p.95</ref>
In 1888, the [[Imperial British East Africa Company]], of which he was a member was granted a Royal Charter and the following year he sailed to [[Zanzibar]] to assume the role of its [[List of colonial governors and administrators of Kenya|administrator]], effectively its managing director. By way of developing East Africa he introduced [[Persian]] agriculturists, improved [[Mombasa]] town and harbour, sent caravans into the interior as far as [[Uganda]], and worked on the organisation of the territory.<ref name="auto2"></ref> He also assisted the Italians in negotiating treaties with the [[Somali]] tribe, and received the grand cross of the crown of Italy in consideration of his service<ref name="auto2"></ref>
He ceased to be administrator in May 1890 and returned to England. He later returned to east Africa as acting-administrator for a few months in 1891. He was made a [[Companion of the Bath]] in 1897 and [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in 1902 for services to Persia.<ref>William Arthur Shaw, The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors. Incorporating a Complete List of Knights Bachelors Dubbed in Ireland, Volume 1, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1970, p.392</ref> He also held the [[Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar|Grand Cross of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar]]. He was a member of the council of the [[Royal Geographical Society]] between 1893–1909 and vice-president 1901-1905.<ref name="auto2"></ref>
He died suddenly in London on 1 November 1910, and was buried at [[Brookwood cemetery]].<ref name="auto2"></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1844 births]]
[[Category:1910 deaths]]
[[Category:British Kenya people]]
[[Category:Colonial governors and administrators of Kenya]]
==Biography==
He was born in [[Bolarum]], [[British India]] the son of Sir William Mackenzie, inspector-general of the Madras medical service and his wife Margaret. He was educated in [[Clapham]].
In 1868 he left his job as a clerk in [[Dingwall]] to join Gray Paul & Co. He was sent to learn the piece-goods trade in [[Manchester]] and [[Calcutta]] before moving to [[Bushire]] in [[Persia]]. In 1870 he was sent to [[Basra]] to open a branch of the firm there.<ref name="auto1">J. Forbes Munro, Maritime Enterprise and Empire: Sir William Mackinnon and His Business Network, 1823-93, Boydell Press, 2003, p.95</ref>
In 1888, the [[Imperial British East Africa Company]], of which he was a member was granted a Royal Charter and the following year he sailed to [[Zanzibar]] to assume the role of its [[List of colonial governors and administrators of Kenya|administrator]], effectively its managing director. By way of developing East Africa he introduced [[Persian]] agriculturists, improved [[Mombasa]] town and harbour, sent caravans into the interior as far as [[Uganda]], and worked on the organisation of the territory.<ref name="auto2"></ref> He also assisted the Italians in negotiating treaties with the [[Somali]] tribe, and received the grand cross of the crown of Italy in consideration of his service<ref name="auto2"></ref>
He ceased to be administrator in May 1890 and returned to England. He later returned to east Africa as acting-administrator for a few months in 1891. He was made a [[Companion of the Bath]] in 1897 and [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in 1902 for services to Persia.<ref>William Arthur Shaw, The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors. Incorporating a Complete List of Knights Bachelors Dubbed in Ireland, Volume 1, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1970, p.392</ref> He also held the [[Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar|Grand Cross of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar]]. He was a member of the council of the [[Royal Geographical Society]] between 1893–1909 and vice-president 1901-1905.<ref name="auto2"></ref>
He died suddenly in London on 1 November 1910, and was buried at [[Brookwood cemetery]].<ref name="auto2"></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1844 births]]
[[Category:1910 deaths]]
[[Category:British Kenya people]]
[[Category:Colonial governors and administrators of Kenya]]
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