Alexander Mackenzie

Alexander Mackenzie (1838 - 1898) was a Scottish writer, historian, politician and magazine editor.

In 1861 Mackenzie became apprenticed in the clothes trade selling Scottish cloth in Colchester. In 1869 he settled in Inverness, where he and his brother set up a clothes shop in Clach na Cudainn House. From his business premises he derived his nickname 'Clach na Cudainn' or simply 'Clach'. He later became an editor and publisher of the Celtic Magazine, and the Scottish Highlander. Mackenzie wrote numerous clan histories. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and a founder member of the Gaelic Society of Inverness,

Librarian note: There are more authors with this name. Go to Alexander Mackenzie (1764 - 1820) for the Scottish explorer.