Name Eneas Mackenzie | Died 1832 | |
Books A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Town and County of Newcastle Upon Tyne: Including the Borough of Gateshead | ||
Eneas Mackenzie (1778–1832) was an English topographer.
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Life
He was born in Aberdeenshire; his parents moved to Newcastle upon Tyne, when he was three years old. After working with his father as a shoemaker, he became a Baptist minister, and then made an unsuccessful attempt to establish himself in business as a broker at Sunderland. Returning to Newcastle he opened a school, which he gave up and worked as a printer and publisher.
Mackenzie was mainly instrumental in founding the Mechanics' Institution in Newcastle, where his bust was preserved. He was a liberal in politics, and one of the secretaries of the Northern Political Union. He died at Newcastle on 21 February 1832.
Works
His works include :-
These two works contain quoted passages in Geordie dialect, or older style English.