Frank H. Mackie
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Biography
Frank H. Mackie (died May 18, 1939) was an American politician and veterinarian from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1894 to 1896 and from 1900 to 1901.
Early life
Frank H. Mackie was born on a farm near Fair Hill in Cecil County, Maryland,His father was J. Alfred Mackie, who was one of the largest landowners in upper Cecil County. Mackie attended Cecil County schools and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
Mackie worked as a veterinarian.He practiced his profession in Cecil County until 1899 and then moved to Baltimore. In 1908, Governor Austin Lane Crothers appointed Mackie as state veterinarian. He served in that role for four years. In 1917, Mackie joined the United States Army as a captain. He retired after World War I and returned to Cecil County.
Mackie was a Democrat. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County, from 1894 to 1896 and from 1900 to 1901. Mackie ran for the Democratic nomination for the Maryland Senate in 1930, but lost to Cecil Clyde Squier.
Personal life
Mackie married Emma O'Connell of Wilmington, Delaware, on November 26, 1902. He had one son and one daughter, Frank H. Jr. and Lavinia.
Mackie died on May 18, 1939, at the age of 74 or 75, at his "Turkey Point" farm, near North East. He was buried at Sharp's Cemetery.