Early Life
Alexander Grant MacKay was born in Sydenham, Ontario in Grey County on March 7, 1860 to parents Hugh MacKay and Katherine McInnis.
He attended post secondary studies at the Owen Sound College and the University of Toronto obtaining a Master of Business degree. After University he became the Principal of Port Rowan High School. In 1891 he joined the Ontario bar and served as a criminal lawyer until 1894 when he became Crown Attorney for Grey County. He served that role until 1912.
MacKay began his political career on the municipal level with his election to the Owen Sound Board of Education in 1894. He served in that role until he entered Ontario provincial politics in 1902.
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