Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie

The Honourable Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie
12th Attorney General of Fiji
In office 1922–1927
Monarch	George V
Governor	Sir Cecil Hunter Rodwell Sir Eyre Hutson
Preceded by	Sir Alfred Young
Succeeded by	Percy McElwaine
Acting Chief Justice of Fiji
In office 1922–1923
Monarch	George V
Governor	Sir Cecil Hunter Rodwell
Preceded by	Sir Charles Davson
Succeeded by	Sir Alfred Young
Personal details
Born	1 May 1882 British India
Died	3 June 1931(1931-06-03) (aged 49)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Phyllis Taylor 24 July 1915 – 3 June 1931 (his death)
Children	1 son, 1 daughter (twins)
Occupation	Soldier, Lawyer, Jurist
Military service
Rank	Captain
Unit	Royal Munster Fusiliers

Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie (1 May 1882 – 3 June 1931)[1] was a British soldier, lawyer, and judge. After serving initially as Solicitor General of the East Africa Protectorate from 30 November 1919,[2] he went on to serve as Attorney General of Fiji from 1922 to 1927. He acted in an interim capacity as Chief Justice of Fiji and Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific from 1922 to 1923. He also served as a member of the Legislative Council of Fiji in 1927.[3]

Muir MacKenzie served in the 5th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, attaining the rank of Captain.[4]

Family

Born in India,[5] Muir MacKenzie was the son of Sir John William Pitt Muir MacKenzie, an administrator in British India,[6] and Fanny Louisa Johnstone. On 24 July 1915 he married Phyllis Taylor, daughter of Henry Howard Taylor. They had twin children: Lieutenant Commander Hamish Muir MacKenzie (20 October 1917 – 18 June 1947) and Susan Muir MacKenzie (20 October 1917 – 1978).[7]

References

1. "Author Names starting with Mu". New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
2. "Appointments". Kenya Gazette. 17 December 1919. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
3. "Kenneth James Muir Mackenzie". The Peerage. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
4. "Kenneth James Muir Mackenzie". The Peerage. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
5. "Hon Kenneth James Muir MacKenzie in the New Zealand, Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1908, 1925, 1938". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
6. "John William Pitt Muir MacKenzie". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
7. "Kenneth James Muir Mackenzie". The Peerage. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

Legal offices
Preceded by	Solicitor General of East Africa Protectorate 1919–c.1922	Succeeded by
Preceded by Sir Alfred Karney Young	Attorney General of Fiji 1922–1927	Succeeded by Percy McElwaine
Preceded by Sir Charles Simon Davson	Acting Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific 1922–1923	Succeeded by Sir Alfred Karney Young
	Acting Chief Justice of Fiji 1922–1923
Political offices
Preceded by	Member of the Legislative Council of Fiji 1927	Succeeded by