Biography

William Mackenzie. (1735-1774) (aka. Mr. Mackenzie of Balmaduthie - 5th Of Belmaduthy)

Advocate. Son of John Mackenzie and Rebecca Mackenzie. Married (1763 or 1769) to Maria Lancaster, dau of John Lancaster of Cambridge. They had 6 children. Sometime Commisary of Edinburgh.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell met him at Kames on October 24, 1762, describing him as "a young gentleman of Inverness-shire, very genteel and well-bred and obliging".

External links:

• Mackenzie family tree - from Stirnet
• History of the Mackenzies - at Project Gutenberg

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