MacKENZIE, Charles

MACKENZIE, HENDERSON

Posted By: Sharon R. Becker (email)
Date: 11/25/2017 at 01:58:40

Obituary ~ Charles MacKenzie
September 06, 1841 ~ March 14, 1908

CHARLES MACKENZIE was born in St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 6, 1842; he died at Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, March 14, 1908. At an early age his family removed to Potosi, Wisconsin, and in 1857 to Duhuque. He graduated from Beloit College In 1861 and was immediately elected Principal of the Dubuque First Ward School, from which position he resigned to enter the 9th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He was made Adjutant, later becoming Major of the regiment. He made an excellent record as a soldier.

After the war he entered the profession of law, for a time being associated with Col. U. B. Henderson. He practiced at different northern Iowa points until 1883, when he removed to Des Moines, where he remained in active and successful practice until his death. He was a member of many orders and associations, among which were the G. A. R. and Military Order of the Loyal Legion. His body was buried at Dubuque. His brother. General Alexander Mackenzie, of the U. S. Army, is his only surviving relative.

Transcriber's Note: Charles became a member of Cerro Gordo County bar in 1870, and was a member of the law firm of Husted & MacKenzie.

"Charles MacKenzie" The Annals of Iowa. Volume 8, Number 5, p. 400. 1908.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2017