he was one of the most logical and powerful speakers we have ever heard. The St. John Telegraph – he was loved by the people and his political opponents were compelled to respect him even above their own chosen leader. As a statesman, he has had few equals. The Montreal Star – it is one of the very foremost architects of the Canadian nationality that we mourn. In the dark days of ’73, Canadians were in a state of panic, distrusting the stability of their newly-built Dominion; no one can tell what would have happened had not the stalwart form of Alexander Mackenzie lifted itself above the screaming, vociferating and denying mass of politicians, and all Canada felt at once, there was a man who could be trusted. The Toronto Globe – he was a man who loved the people and fought for their rights against privilege and monopoly in every form. The Philadelphia Record – Like Caesar, who twice refused a knightly crown, Alexander Mackenzie refused knighthood three times. Unlike Caesar, he owed his political overthrow to his incorruptible honesty and unswerving integrity. Legacy In their 1999 study of the Prime Ministers of Canada, which included the results of a survey of Canadian historians, J. L. Granatstein and Norman Hillmer found that Mackenzie was in 11th place just after John Sparrow David Thompson. Namesakes The following are named in honour of Alexander Mackenzie: The Mackenzie Mountain Range in the Yukon and Northwest Territories Mount Mackenzie, in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia The Mackenzie Building, and the use of the Mackenzie tartan by the bands at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, "Alexander Mackenzie", the Royal Military College of Canada March for bagpipes, was composed in his honour by Pipe Major Don M. Carrigan, who was the College Pipe Major 1973 to 1985. Mackenzie Hall in Windsor, Ontario Alexander Mackenzie Scholarships in Economics and Political Science at McGill University and the University of Toronto Alexander MacKenzie Park in Sarnia, Ontario Alexander Mackenzie High School in Sarnia Alexander Mackenzie Housing Co-Operative Inc. in Sarnia Mackenzie Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario Mackenzie Tower, West Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario Other honours A monument is dedicated to his tomb in Lakeview Cemetery, Sarnia, Ontario "Honourable Alexander Mackenzie" (1964) by Lawren Harris, head of the Department of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University, now hangs in the Mackenzie Building, Royal Military College of