Alexander Mackenzie

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Scottish-Canadian person explorer fur trader politician

Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish-Canadian explorer famed for leading overland expeditions across North America, including the first recorded transcontinental journey to the Pacific north of Mexico.

Aliases (1)

Sir Alexander Mackenzie ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish-Canadian person → explorer → fur trader → politician →
birthDate	1764-01-01 →
birthPlace	Isle of Lewis → Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED → Scotland → Stornoway →
birthYear	1764 →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada → Great Britain →
dateOfNobility	1802 →
dateOfPacificArrival	1793-07-22 →
deathDate	1820-03-12 →
deathPlace	Near Dunkeld → Perthshire NERFINISHED → Scotland →
deathYear	1820 →
employer	North West Company →
ethnicGroup	Scottish →
expedition	1789 expedition to the Arctic Ocean via the Mackenzie River → 1792–1793 overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean →
explored	Mackenzie River → Peace River → routes between the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean →
fieldOfWork	geographical exploration →
fullName	Sir Alexander Mackenzie →
hasNamesake	Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail → Mackenzie Mountains → Mackenzie River → Mackenzie, British Columbia → Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park →
honorificTitle	Sir →
inscription	Alexander Mackenzie, from Canada, by land, the twenty-second of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three →
inscriptionLocation	rock at Dean Channel, British Columbia →
knownFor	exploration of the Mackenzie River → first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico → overland expeditions across northern North America →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Beaver Club →
nobleTitle	baronet →
notableWork	Voyages from Montreal on the River St. Laurence through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in the years 1789 and 1793 →
occupation	author → explorer → fur trader →
positionHeld	justice of the peace in Lower Canada → member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada →
reached	Arctic Ocean → Pacific Ocean →
regionOfActivity	Canadian Northwest → North America →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	London → Montreal →
titleGrantedBy	King George III →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northwest Passage → Oregon Country →	exploredBy
Mackenzie River →	discoveredByEuropeans
Alexander Mackenzie ("Sir Alexander Mackenzie") →	fullName
Mackenzie River →	namedAfter