About Newton LeGayet Mackay
Lived 1832 – 1886 (aged 53–54). Newton LeGayet Mackay was a Canadian politician and lawyer.
Newton LeGayet Mackay (1832 – May 20, 1886) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Cape Breton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1878 as a Conservative and then Liberal member.
He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, After his defeat by Hugh McLeod in 1878, he was an unsuccessful candidate in each subsequent federal election until his death in 1886
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Canadian politician
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Newton LeGayet Mackay was born in 1832.
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Newton LeGayet Mackay died on 20 May 1886.
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Newton LeGayet Mackay was a politician and lawyer.
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