Kenneth Mackay (Australian politician)

Kenneth Mackay
In The Sketch, 11 July 1900
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
18 October 1899 – 22 April 1934
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Boorowa
In office
24 July 1895 – 15 September 1899
Preceded byThomas Slattery
Succeeded byNiels Nielsen
Personal details
Born(1859-06-05)5 June 1859
Wallendbeen, New South Wales
Died16 November 1935(1935-11-16) (aged 76)
Cootamundra, New South Wales
PartyProtectionist Party
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceNew South Wales Military Forces (1885–01)
Citizens Military Force (1901–20)
Years of service1885–1920
RankMajor-General
Commands1st Light Horse Brigade (1912–14)
New South Wales Imperial Bushmen (1900)
1st Australian Horse (1897–00)
West Camden Light Horse (1885–86)
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches
Volunteer Officers' Decoration
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Major-General James Alexander Kenneth Mackay, CB, OBE, VD (5 June 1859 – 16 November 1935), usually known as Kenneth Mackay, was an Australian soldier and politician.