Richard Mackie
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He was born in Carnock in Fife on 23 April 1851[2] the son of George Mackie (b.1799) and his wife Janet. In his youth his family moved to Woodhead Street in Dunfermline[3] and he was educated there.
At an early age he joined a firm of shipbrokers in Leith which in 1873 was renamed Mackie, Koth & Co. and he became sole proprietor. The firm was renamed Richard Mackie & Co. in 1882.[4]
In 1881 he lived at Jessfield House in the Newhaven district of Edinburgh.[5]
In 1891 he was living at Clarebank House on Claremont Road in Leith and was operating a steamship company based at 56 Bernard Street.[6]
His export works brought his creation as a Knight of the Order of the North Star from the King of Sweden and Chevalier of the Order of the Crown of Italy.[2]
He died at Trinity Grove also known as Harmony Hall (the former home of William Creech[7]) in the Trinity district of Edinburgh on 30 June 1923.[8] He is buried in Warriston Cemetery. His grave lies close to the main entrance path to the north-west.
