David MacKeen (September 20, 1839 – November 13, 1916) was a

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surveyor, mine manager, politician, and the 11th

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Life

Born in

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, he was elected to the

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for the riding of

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in the 1887 federal election. A

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, he was re-elected in the 1891 election. He was summoned to the

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in 1896, representing the senatorial division of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He resigned in 1915 when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. He died in office in 1916.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackeen, David 1839 births 1916 deaths Canadian senators from Nova Scotia Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 19th-century members of the Senate of Canada 20th-century members of the Senate of Canada