(Encyclopedia) MackayMackayməkīˈ [key], city and region (2016 pop. 114,969), Queensland, NE Australia on the Pioneer River. A port city, Mackay exports sugar, beef, and coal. The surrounding shire of…
(Encyclopedia) Mackay, LakeMackay, Lakeməkīˈ [key], large, usually dry, saline lake, 1,829 sq mi (4,737 sq km), 65 mi (105 km) long, 40 mi (64 km) wide, W central Australia, on the border of Western…
(Encyclopedia) Mackay, HughMackay, Hughməkīˈ [key], 1640?–1692, Scottish soldier. After service with several continental armies, he joined the Dutch forces in 1673, took his regiment to England (1685…
(Encyclopedia) MacKay, Peter GordonMacKay, Peter Gordonməkāˈ [key], 1966–, Canadian politician, b. New Glasgow, N.S. A lawyer who briefly worked (1992–93) in Germany, MacKay returned to his native…
(Encyclopedia) Mackay, John WilliamMackay, John Williammăkˈē [key], 1831–1902, American financier, b. Dublin, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1840. In 1859 he joined the rush to Nevada…
FRASER, Donald MacKay, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., February 20, 1924; educated in the public schools; graduated from the University of…
MacKAY, James Armstrong, a Representative from Georgia; born in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Ala., June 25, 1919; educated in the public schools; A.B., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1940;…
MacKAY, Kenneth Hood, Jr. (Buddy), a Representative from Florida; born in Ocala, Marion County, Fla., March 22, 1933; attended Ocala Elementary School; graduated, Ocala High School, 1950; B.S.…
MacKAY, Kenneth Hood, Jr. (Buddy), a Representative from Florida; born in Ocala, Marion County, Fla., March 22, 1933; attended Ocala Elementary School; graduated, Ocala High School, 1950; B.S…
(Encyclopedia) Gide, CharlesGide, Charlesshärl [key]Gide, Charles zhēd [key], 1847–1932, French economist. A professor at the universities of Bordeaux, Montpellier, and Paris, Gide was an expert on…
