Date of Birth: December 27, 1823
Place of Birth: Rickinghall, Suffolk, England
Date of Death: December 10, 1917
Place of Death: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Ethnicity: English
Mackenzie Bowell was an English-born Canadian politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the fifth Prime Minister of Canada, from December 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896.
Prime Minister Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England, to Elizabeth Ann (Marshall) and John Bowell. His family moved to Belleville, Upper Canada, in 1832.
Prime Minister Bowell’s paternal grandparents were John Bowell and Ann Peters.
Prime Minister Bowell’s maternal grandparents were John Marshall and Mary Bloomfield (the daughter of Isaac Bloomfield and Elizabeth Brett).