Modern English biography

Beauly priory. NOTE.--He was known by sobriquet of Fighting Jack, and was at time of his death the oldest officer in British army. MACKENZIE, JOHN. Entered Bengal army 1805; major 3 Bengal light cavalry 1 Nov. 1838 to 30 Oct. 1848; lieut.-col. 9 Bengal light cavalry 30 Oct. 1848 to 1852; lieut.-col. 7 Bengal light cavalry 1852 to death. _d._ Simla 5 May 1856. MACKENZIE, JOHN CAMPBELL. _b._ 1804; connected with editorial department of Galignani’s messenger since 1840, edited it latterly. _d._ 65 Rue St. Anne, Paris 6 Dec. 1879. MACKENZIE, JOHN FRANCIS CAMPBELL. _b._ Scotland; sub-lieutenant R.N. 30 Aug. 1841; first lieut. of the Miranda during the Russian war serving in the White Sea and at Sebastopol 1854–5; served with a scaling ladder party at attack on Redan 1855; inspecting officer of coast guard at Swanage 1855, and at Ryde; captain 1 Oct. 1861, retired 31 March 1866; retired admiral 18 Oct. 1887; queen’s harbour master Holyhead 1872–92; connected with all the philanthropic movement in Anglesea; a knight of the legion of honour. _d._ of influenza, Holyhead 11 Jany. 1892. _bur._ with military honours 15 Jany. _Times 12, 13, 16, 22 Jany. 1892._ MACKENZIE, JOHN KENNETH (younger son of Alexander Mackenzie). _b._ Yarmouth, Norfolk 25 Aug. 1850; clerk in a merchant’s office at Bristol 1865; entered Bristol medical school, Oct. 1870; M.R.C.S. Lond. 1874; L.R.C.P. Edinb. 1874; appointed by London missionary society superintendent of medical station at Hankow, China, arrived there 8 June 1875; removed to Tien-tsin March 1879, where he founded a medical school for native students, obtained funds for erection of a new hospital at Tien-tsin, opened 2 Dec. 1880; edited The China medical missionary journal 1887. _d._ of small-pox at Tien-tsin 1 April