Alexander MacKenzie painted by Thomas Lawrence (c.1800), courtesy National Gallery of Canada.

Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1764 - March 11, 1820) was a Scottish-Canadian explorer. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (529x640, 42 KB) Scottish-Canadian explorer Alexander MacKenzie painted by Thomas Lawrence (c. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (529x640, 42 KB) Scottish-Canadian explorer Alexander MacKenzie painted by Thomas Lawrence (c. ... Sir Thomas Lawrence (April 13, 1769 - January 7, 1830), was an English painter was born at Bristol. ... National Gallery of Canada on Canada Day. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Diogo de Azambuja (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast) Pêro de Alenquer (15th century Portuguese explorer...

Mackenzie was born in Stornoway on the isle of Lewis in the Hebrides. In 1774 his family moved to New York, and then to Montreal in 1776 during the American Revolution. In 1779 he obtained a job with the North West Company, on whose behalf he travelled to Lake Athabasca and founded Fort Chipewyan in 1788. He was sent to replace Peter Pond, a partner in the North West Company. From Pond he learned that the First Nations people understood that the local rivers flowed to the northwest. Acting on this information he set out by canoe and discovered the Mackenzie River on July 10, 1789, following it to its mouth in the hope of finding the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. Although he ended up discovering the Arctic Ocean, he named the river "Disappointment River" as it did not lead to Cook Inlet in Alaska as he had expected. The river was later renamed in his honour. Stornoway may refer to: Stornoway, the major town and administrative centre of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland; Stornoway, the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition in Canada; Stornoway, a television broadcasting and production company. ... Looking towards the mountains at the centre of the Island of Lewis Lewis (Leòdhas in Scottish Gaelic) is the northern part of the main island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. ... This article is about the Hebrides islands in Scotland. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of American finance, politics, music, and culture. ... Main article: History of Montreal Algonquin, Huron, and Iroquois have inhabited the Montreal area for some eight thousand years. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen North American colonies. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in the city of Montreal in British North America. ... Lake Athabasca, Canada Lake Athabasca is located in the Northwest corner of Saskatchewan and the Northeast corner of Alberta between the 58° and 60° latitudes. ... Fort Chipewyan is the oldest European settlement in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Copy of a Map Presented to Congress of the United States and to the Lt. ... The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in the city of Montreal in British North America. ... First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Popular Northwest Passage routes through the Canadian archipelago For the film of this name, see Northwest Passage (movie). ... Cook Inlet, showing Knik and Turnagain Arms The Cook Inlet or Nuti Inlet is a large inlet of the Gulf of Alaska in south-central Alaska. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 1,481,347 km²  - Water 236,507 km² (13. ...

In 1791 he travelled to England to study the new advances in the measurement of longitude. Upon his return in 1792 he set out once again to find a route to the Pacific, and in 1793 he became the first European to cross North America, crossing both the Continental Divide and the Rocky Mountains. He found the upper reaches of the Fraser River and following its course, reached the Pacific coast of Canada on July 22 of that year becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing north of Mexico. 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Map of Earth showing curved lines of longitude Longitude, sometimes denoted λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Continental Divide is the border between the red and green areas The Continental Divide or Great Divide is a ridge of mountains in North America, which separates the watershed area of streams and rivers that flow west into the Pacific Ocean from those that flow east into the Arctic... Rocky Mountain National Park (photo courtesy of NPS) The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... For other rivers with this name see Fraser River (disambiguation) The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada, rising in the Rocky Mountains near Mount Robson and flowing for 1400 km (870 mi), into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver. ... July 22 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Inscription at the end of the Alexander Mackenzie's Canada crossing.

He was knighted for his efforts in 1802, and served in the legislature of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1808. In 1812, he married and returned to Scotland. Mackenzie died in 1820 of Bright's disease. He is buried in Avoch, on the Black Isle, north of Inverness. Alex MacKenzie from Canada by land, BC This photo was taken by John Harvey at the Alexander Mackenzie monument on the West coast of British Columbia on Wednesday, August 8th, 2001. ... Alex MacKenzie from Canada by land, BC This photo was taken by John Harvey at the Alexander Mackenzie monument on the West coast of British Columbia on Wednesday, August 8th, 2001. ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lower Canada was a British colony in North America, at the downstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in the southern portion of the modern-day province of Quebec. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Brights Disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. ... The Black Isle is an eastern area of Ross and Cromarty and includes such villages as: Conon Bridge Muir of Ord Munlochy Avoch Rosemarkie Fortrose Tore Cromarty Culbokie Despite its name, the Black Isle is not an island, but a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by water - the Cromarty Firth... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Scottish Highlands. ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online