Alexander McKay (politician)
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Alexander McKay was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
from 1886 to 1887.
Born in Hamilton
, Canada West, McKay was the son of William McKay and Jane Reid, both natives of Ireland
. He was educated there and entered business as a hotel manager and then a grain merchant. In 1878, McKay married Catherine Marshall. After he retired from politics, McKay became a customs inspector.
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
from 1886 to 1887.
Born in Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada West, McKay was the son of William McKay and Jane Reid, both natives of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. He was educated there and entered business as a hotel manager and then a grain merchant. In 1878, McKay married Catherine Marshall. After he retired from politics, McKay became a customs inspector.